The present invention relates to a method for radio resource control connection reestablishment and a terminal. After triggering the RRC connection reestablishment, the terminal searches for a cell used for RRC connection reestablishment to use the cell as a target cell, and receives an SIB1 message corresponding to the target cell; extracts first base station identification information from the SIB1 message, and compare the first base station identification information with second base station identification information saved by the terminal; if the two pieces of information are consistent, the terminal camps on the target cell and sends an RRC connection reestablishment request message to a base station to which the target cell belongs, so that the base station to which the target cell belongs performs the RRC connection reestablishment with the terminal.