The bus is about 400, and the time to Beijing Liuliqiao is about 18 hours. However, if you are comfortable lying down by train, you have to transfer from Hangzhou. The cheapest express train from Hangzhou to Beijing costs 200, and the direct train to Beijing costs a little more than 300. If the EMU takes about 500 trains from Ningbo, there is only one train to Beijing, which is a through train. The train fare is above 340, which is the price of a seat ticket.