Photo: Scott Wylie from UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Eryri (Snowdonia) is a rugged Welsh mountain landscape of slate valleys, glacial lakes and knife-edge ridges, with Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), Carnedd Llewelyn and Glyder Fawr anchoring classic mountain trails. Blaenau Ffestiniog and Dolwyddelan stations put Snowdonia hiking within reach by train.
There are 42 stations within 5 miles of Eryri / Snowdonia National Park.
The park area is home to 768 DoBIH-listed peaks, the highest being Snowdon - Yr Wyddfa at 1085m.
Snowdonia train stations
Best for walkers first: gold, silver and bronze rate the hills, landscape and trails near each.
- Roman BridgeGold walking rating
- DolwyddelanGold walking rating
- Blaenau Ffestiniog1.0 mi (about 1.5 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- Pont-y-PantGold walking rating
- Machynlleth0.3 mi (about 0.3 to 0.4 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- Penrhyndeudraeth0.4 mi (about 0.5 to 0.6 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- LlandecwynGold walking rating
- Dolgarrog0.7 mi (about 0.8 to 0.9 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- Morfa Mawddach0.1 mi (about 0.1 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- Llanfairfechan0.9 mi (about 1 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- Minffordd0.4 mi (about 0.5 to 0.6 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- Bangor (Gwynedd)3.1 mi (about 4 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- North Llanrwst0.6 mi (about 0.8 to 0.9 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- Tal-y-Cafn1.4 mi (about 1.5 to 2 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- TalsarnauGold walking rating
- Betws-y-CoedGold walking rating
- Porthmadog0.7 mi (about 0.9 to 1 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- TygwynGold walking rating
- Penmaenmawr0.5 mi (about 0.6 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- Fairbourne0.2 mi (about 0.2 to 0.3 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- Llanrwst0.5 mi (about 0.6 to 0.7 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- Barmouth0.6 mi (about 0.7 to 0.8 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- Llanaber0.6 mi (about 0.7 to 0.8 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- Dovey Junction0.1 mi (about 0.2 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- HarlechGold walking rating
- LlanbedrGold walking rating
- LlandanwgGold walking rating
- Pensarn (Gwynedd)Gold walking rating
- LlwyngwrilGold walking rating
- TalybontGold walking rating
- Dyffryn ArdudwyGold walking rating
- Conwy0.4 mi (about 0.5 mi on foot)Gold walking rating
- Criccieth3.1 mi (about 3.5 to 4 mi on foot)Silver walking rating
- PenheligSilver walking rating
- Llandudno Junction1.3 mi (about 1.5 mi on foot)Silver walking rating
- Glan Conwy2.0 mi (about 2.5 mi on foot)Silver walking rating
- Deganwy0.8 mi (about 1 mi on foot)Silver walking rating
- AberdoveySilver walking rating
- TonfanauSilver walking rating
- Tywyn0.7 mi (about 0.9 to 1 mi on foot)Silver walking rating
- Llandudno2.6 mi (about 3 to 3.5 mi on foot)Silver walking rating
- Colwyn Bay4.8 mi (about 6 to 6.5 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
Onward bus services
Buses that reach further into Eryri / Snowdonia than the stations above. Check the days each one runs before you travel.
Snowdon Sherpa (S1–S5)
From Betws-y-Coed, Porthmadog and Caernarfon stations
Daily to 1 November 2026
Timetable: sherparwyddfa.wales ↗
Journey times from cities
How soon you can be at the nearest station serving Eryri / Snowdonia National Park from each city, counting stations just outside the boundary as well as inside it.
- Liverpool to Colwyn BayFrom 1hr 41min
- Manchester to Colwyn BayFrom 1hr 57min
- Preston to Colwyn BayFrom 1hr 57min
- Lancaster to Colwyn BayFrom 2hr 19min
- Birmingham to Colwyn BayFrom 2hr 22min
- Sheffield to Colwyn BayFrom 2hr 48min
- London to Colwyn BayFrom 2hr 57min
- Leicester to Colwyn BayFrom 3hr 10min
- Nottingham to Colwyn BayFrom 3hr 11min
- Leeds to Colwyn BayFrom 3hr 13min
- Cardiff to MachynllethFrom 3hr 36min
- York to Colwyn BayFrom 3hr 39min
- Oxford to Colwyn BayFrom 3hr 49min
- Bristol to Colwyn BayFrom 4hr
- Swansea to Dovey JunctionFrom 4hr 2min
- Glasgow to Colwyn BayFrom 4hr 23min
- Bath to Colwyn BayFrom 4hr 27min
- Cambridge to Colwyn BayFrom 4hr 33min
- Durham to Colwyn BayFrom 4hr 40min
- Brighton to Colwyn BayFrom 4hr 48min
- Edinburgh to Colwyn BayFrom 4hr 48min
- Newcastle to Colwyn BayFrom 4hr 50min
Good to know
Can you get to Snowdonia by train?
Yes. 42 stations are within 5 miles of Snowdonia, including Aberdovey and Betws-y-Coed.
What is the nearest train station to Snowdonia?
17 stations with regular trains are inside Snowdonia, including Aberdovey, Betws-y-Coed and Dolwyddelan.
How long does it take to get to Snowdonia by train?
Snowdonia is 2hr 50min from Birmingham, 2hr 55min from Liverpool, 3hr 11min from Manchester and 4hr 1min from London by train, to the quickest station inside the park.
More of Eryri / Snowdonia
Photo: Hefin Owen from Wales, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hefin Owen from Wales, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Scott Wylie from UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons