A method for determining a multi-point transmission resource includes: obtaining backhaul statuses of multiple cells participating in multi-point transmission, and determining available backhaul rates of the multiple cells according to the backhaul statuses of the multiple cells; obtaining available access resources of the multiple cells for multi-point transmission; and determining access resources of the multiple cells for multi-point transmission according to a type and a service requirement of multi-point transmission, and the available backhaul rates and the available access resources of the multiple cells for multi-point transmission. The method improves multi-point transmission efficiency.