A random access method and apparatus, the method comprising: a terminal device sending a first message to a network device, the first message including a random access preamble and uplink information; the random access preamble occupies at least one first symbol in the time domain, and the uplink information occupies at least one second symbol in the time domain, the one first symbol comprises a first cyclic prefix (CP) and at least one first information segment, and the one second symbol comprises a second CP and at least one second information segment. The random access method and apparatus of an implementation of the present disclosure may reduce signaling overhead during random access.