Provided are a conference access method and a conference access apparatus. The method includes: receiving a call from a calling user, wherein information of a number called by the calling user includes a number of a called user and a number prefix, the called user is a conference member of a conference room, and the number prefix is used for accessing a conference system; and accessing the calling user to the conference room of the conference system. Through the technical solution, the calling user directly accesses the conference system through a number prefix called by the calling user and directly accesses the conference room by calling a conference member, so that the problem that the calling user cannot join the conference due to various reasons in the related arts is solved, the flow of accessing the calling user to the conference room is optimized, the scope of application of the conference access method is expanded, and the efficiency and the success rate of accessing the calling user to the conference room are increased.