Transport
Caernarfon was at one time an important port, exporting slate from the Dyffryn Nantlle quarries.
Caernarvon railway station served the town from 1852 to 1970 and was one of the last passenger services to be closed under the Beeching Axe; it is now the site of the Morrisons supermarket. The site served as the terminus of the Bangor and Carnarvon Railway, and an end-on junction with the Carnarvonshire Railway and the Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway. All three companies were operated by and absorbed into the London and North Western Railway by 1871.
The route of the line southwards passed through a tunnel under central Caernarfon that was converted in 1995 for road traffic. The new Caernarfon railway station in St. Helen's Road is the northern terminus of the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway.
Bus services in the town are provided by Arriva Buses Wales, GHA Coaches, Express Motors and Padarn Bus.
Caernarfon Airport is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) to the south west, and offers pleasure flights and an aviation museum.
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