we will be in london for a week and would like to spend a day in caernarfon
north wales
can anyone advise the best way to get there from london
many thanks in advance

On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 09:22:50 -0500, "thomas e donnelly"
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >we will be in london for a week and would like to spend a day in caernarfon
    >north wales
    >can anyone advise the best way to get there from london
    >many thanks in advance

Train from London Euston to Bangor, walk 100 yards from the station
and catch a bus to Caernarvon. It will take around 5 hours each way.

If you can spare two days, the drive is comparatively easy, and beautiful.
Head for South Wales and wind your way up.
rjf

"thomas e donnelly" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > we will be in london for a week and would like to spend a day in
caernarfon
    > north wales
    > can anyone advise the best way to get there from london
    > many thanks in advance

In message <bw6hd.72267$bk1.50011@fed1read05>, thomas e donnelly
<[email protected]> writes
    >we will be in london for a week and would like to spend a day in caernarfon
    >north wales
    >can anyone advise the best way to get there from london
    >many thanks in advance

Train from London to Bangor (probably involving a change of trains at
Crewe, there's only about 4 direct trains a day at 0900, 1548, 1655, and
1935 from London Euston, journey time about 3h20m).

See http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/planmyjourney

In Bangor you may need to walk a few minutes to the main bus station by
the town clock (downhill from the railway station), but many services
call at the bus stops by the railway station - e.g. bus route 1 (Bangor
- Caernarfon - Pwllheli - Blaenau Ffestiniog) calls at bus stop H
outside the railway station at 0632, 0702, 0757, 0922, 1022, 1107, 1222,
1307, 1422, 1522, 1607, 1712 etc Monday to Saturday. Bus route 5
(Llandudno - Bangor - Caernarfon) calls at bus stop H at 7 and 37
minutes past each hour from 0937 to 1837 Mon-Sat (different frequency
earlier, and one bus later!). Journey time about 30 minutes, either
route.

See http://www.gwynedd.gov.uk/gwy_doc.asp?cat=2567&doc=8298 for Gwynedd
County Council's bus timetables (pdf files).

http://www.traveline-cymru.org.uk/ for public transport information (not
a terribly helpful user interface, particularly if you don't know local
place names or bus route numbers!).

--
Arwel Parry
http://www.cartref.demon.co.uk/

Following up to Bob Fusillo

    >If you can spare two days, the drive is comparatively easy, and beautiful.
    >Head for South Wales and wind your way up.

250 miles 5 hours, 300+ miles 6 hours + the pretty way.
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