The invention provides a random access method, a terminal and network equipment, which can solve the problems that an existing random access method is long in time delay and large in signaling overhead. The random access method comprises the following steps: sending a random access request carrying a first identifier, or sending the random access request and the first identifier. In the embodimentof the invention, random access is carried out through the first identifier, so that the interaction process of the terminal and the network equipment is reduced, the signaling overhead is saved, andthe time delay is reduced.