how to get to York from DC?

We are hoping to take the Harley factory tour in late October. We will be staying in Washington DC for a few days and were hoping to make a day trip out to the factory, possibly also taking in the Hershey%26#39;s choclate factory (although this is definitly secondary to the main objective - the Harley factory). However, we won%26#39;t have a car. Is there any public transportation and how far is it from DC to the factory? is this do-able? Any suggestions welcome.

how to get to York from DC?

Public transportation between Washington, DC and York, PA would be limited to bus. Once in York you%26#39;d probably have to get a taxi (I%26#39;m assuming there is taxi service in York) from the bus station to the Harley factory. Getting from York to Hershey via public transportation would be difficult. You could probably get a bus from York to Harrisburg but then to get from Harrisburg to Hershey would involve the local CAT bus or a taxi which given the distance might be expensive. I%26#39;m not sure that the CAT bus has any stops near HersheyPark. There is no tour of the actual Hershey Chocolate factory - it is a ';mock'; tour that you ride at Chocolate World, outside the entrance to HersheyPark.

Actual travel distance/time from DC to York is around 100 miles/2 hours.

how to get to York from DC?

thanks for that info - looks like Hershey is definitely off the schedule and the Harley factory is a maybe. Do you have any idea of the cost of the bus-fare round trip DC to York - I%26#39;m thinking it might be cheaper (and easier) to hire a car for a day.

I don%26#39;t use public transportation, so I checked the bus website and if I%26#39;m reading the website correctly, it looks like a one way fare between DC and York is between 30 and 37 dollars per person. Here is the website I checked:

http://www.capitoltrailways.com/default.html

It may be cheaper to rent a car and then you could probably also visit Hershey.

thanks for your help. Looks like it is definetly cheaper to hire a car.