Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for managing a resource in a small cell environment. The method for managing a resource in a small cell environment by a macro base station for controlling connection between user equipment (UE) and a gateway (GW), includes: configuring at least one packet path between the GW and the UE through a bearer of the macro base station; determining whether to add at least one small base station in the macro base station to the at least one packet path according to signal strength of the at least one small base station from the UE; and changing the at least one packet path using a bearer of a small base station based on the result.