12hrs48mins with traffic ...by car.. 1080kms as per google map 

Rail and highway transportation facilities in Xiangfan are very good. Xiangfan is a railway junction for the Xiangfan-Chongqing (Xiangyu),Hankou-Danjiangkou (Handan), and Jiaozuo-Liuzhou (Jiaoliu) Railways. Three National Highways including Route 207 pass through the city. The Han River and four other rivers are open to commercial navigation year-round. The Xiangfan Airport has commercial airline service to major cities throughout China including Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.

FROM WIKI...

Suggest taking airplane or train.They are much safer.About 10 hours in train.Taking airplane will be a little quicker.It costs about 1000 yuan.I don't think there have much service coz the journey is not long.

I guess it will take about 600 yuan by train.And you can lie down in train.Called "卧铺" ticket.By airplane it would take about 4 hours in sky.But you have to check the air company flight time table.

Thank you Thak and China! * Hmm, I have no idea which airlines will be flying that route. * Maybe, China Southern. ??? 

Lorenzo

Just used google searching airlines, Eastern air company MU2540,lift from hongqiao international airport in shanghai and land on liuji airport in xiangyang.The flight is from 16:10 to 18:15,much quicker than I expected.The plane is boeing 738.Cost about 1000 yuan.Got these massage from:

http://flights.ctrip.com/Domestic/SHA-XFN/?flighttype=D&dcity=SHA&acity=XFN&relddate=2&relrdate=2&sortbyprice=true&utm_source=&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=&campaign=CHNgoogle266&adid=F_SHAXFN3&gclid=&isctrip=T