How to get to Shaoyang?  Nowadays,  transportation in Shaoyang is very convenient. Shanghai-Ruili Expressway Xiangtan-Shaoyang part has put into service. The Luoyang-Zhanjiang Railway line Shaoyang part connecting the Loudi-Shaoyang Railway line can reach everywhere in the country. Shaoyang will be another new important hub of communications in central area of Hunan Province.

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By Train
The loudi—Shaoyang Railway line connecting the Hunan-guizhou trunk railway line can reach everywhere in the country.
Shaoyang Railway Station, also called ' Shaoyang South Railway Station", is in the east of Shuangqing District. Everyday, there are four trains heading here from Changsha. In addition, Guangzhou, Shanghai (South) has trains to Shaoyang. Many other trains pass Shaoyang to or from Naning, Nanjing, Qingdao, Ningbo, Zhengzhou, Zhaoqing, Zhanjiang and Guilin. In the city proper, bus 1, 5, 7, 18 and 28 run to the railway station.
Shaoyang North Railway Station, opened in 2014,  is a railway station of Shanghai-Kunming High Speed Railway located in Shangping Town, Xinshao District of  Shaoyang City, Hunan Province.

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By Bus

Every town even most of village have highways. The National Highways No.320 and No.207 run through the whole district.. The Provincial Highways No.1814 has been restructed and reach Hengyang City. It is a very important road to Zhujiang Delta for Shaoyang's economy. The Xiangtan- Shaoyang Expressway has put into service. The Luoyang-Zhanjiang railway will be completed in July.2003. 

There are three main bus stations in the city:
East Station in Shaoshi Road
Bus Routes: 1, 8, 10, 15, 18, 28, 36, 38
South Station in Minzhouxi Lu
Bus Routes: 7, 17, 18, 25, 26, 33, 35, 36, 38, 42
West Station in Shaolinxi Lu
Bus Routes: 10, 28, 38

Changsha to Shaoyang
Changsha South Bus Station operates many buses to Shaoyang from 08:00 to 19:10. The ticket price is about CNY 81 to 83. Changsha West Bus Station also have opened new routes to Shaoyang, but much fewer. There are five daily: 08:10, 08:30, 10:50, 13:20 and 17:50. The time asuming is 2.5 hours with the ticket price of CNY 82.5.