A method for random access includes: determining, by a terminal device, a first numerology to be used for transmitting a first message during a random access procedure; and receiving, by the terminal device using the first numerology, the first message transmitted by an access network device, wherein the determining, by the terminal device, the first numerology to be used for transmitting the first message during the random access procedure includes: determining a frequency band of a frequency domain resource to be used for transmitting the first message; determining a correspondence between a plurality of frequency bands and a plurality of numerologies; and determining the first numerology according to the frequency band and the correspondence.