The utility model provides a magnetic suspension elevator guide system. The system comprises an elevator car and an elevator shaft. The system is characterized in that guide devices are arranged on the left side wall and the right side wall of the elevator shaft, each of the guide devices comprises a guide rail which is arranged on the wall of the elevator shaft and a U-shaped guide shoe which is arranged on the outer wall of the elevator car, the U-shaped guide shoes correspond to the guide rails, U-shaped electromagnetic force devices are arranged on three inner walls of each of the U-shaped guide shoes, the U-shaped electromagnetic force devices correspond to the guide rails, gaps exist between the U-shaped electromagnetic force devices and the guide rails, and the U-shaped electromagnetic force devices are U-shaped iron cores wound round magnetic coils. The utility model provides a control method for the whole car. An electric (EDS) and electromagnetic (EMS) suspension system is introduced, the energy consumption is reduced, elevator operation cost is reduced, requirements of the system for guide rail accuracy are reduced, and the overall optimization is achieved easily.