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By car
Caernarfon is only 20 minutes from the A55 coast road that links North Wales to the M56 and M6 motorways with the North West.
Unloading
On arrival, there is a flat, hard standing area almost opposite the Victoria House where you can unload.
Parking
- On Church Street, where Victoria House is situated, the first 45 minutes is free, then a green parking permit is required thereafter. Please note, the parking attendants are vigilant, do not take any chances! Green permits are valid for 24 hours.
- The two public car parks in Caernarfon, shown in purple on the map below, for which a purple permit is required, allow unlimited parking.
- Permits are available from Reception, free of charge.
- The small red area shown on the map is adjacent to the marina, where free/unrestricted parking is allowed.
By train
See the National Rail website for train information. The nearest railway (Bangor) and is approx. two hours from Manchester and around three hours from London Euston. Bus onwards to Caernarfon takes approx 30 minutes.
By bus
See Traveline Cymru for bus timetable information.
By ferry
From Ireland, you can cross on the ferry to Holyhead, a 3.5 hr crossing. Holyhead is approx. 45 minutes from Caernarfon by car. See these websites for timetables:
By air
Both Manchester Airport and Liverpool John Lennon Airport are just over two 1/2 hours from Caernarfon.
- Manchester Airport
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport
- Anglesey Airport runs mid-week flights between Anglesey and Cardiff.