According to Baidu map query, it takes 1 hour 17 minutes to drive from Xiangtan to Changsha, passing through Tanzhou Avenue and West Second Ring Road, with a total distance of 50.9 kilometers.
You can also choose the bus, get on the bus from Xiangtan Municipal Committee Station, take bus No.41,get off at Bantangcheng Railway Station, walk 300 meters, get on the bus at Bantang Station, take the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan intercity railway S6832/29, get off at Bafangshan Station, and walk 580 meters to Changsha. It takes 2 hours 12 minutes.