The invention discloses a design method for a DC filter in a high voltage DC transmission project. The design method comprises the following steps of: (1) determining the main capacitance and tuning frequency of the filter according to the system conditions; (2) equalizing the three-tuning filter to 3 single-tuning filters, and calculating the parameters of each single-tuning filter on the restrictive conditions of the main capacitance and tuning frequency of the three-tuning filter; (3) acquiring the parameter of the three-tuning filter based on the parameters of single-tuning filters through an equivalence formula according to the principle of admittance consistency; and (4) performing performance computation for the configured filter, regulating the main capacitance or tuning frequencyof each single-tuning filter if requirements are not met, and then repeating the steps till the requirements are met. The design method is clear in physical concept, convenient in parameter adjustment and high in engineering application value, and can greatly improve the design efficiency of the DC filter.