The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting channel state information in a cooperative multipoint communication system. A method for a terminal transmitting the channel state information (CSI) to multiple base stations according to one embodiment includes receiving a first piece of CSI setting information with respect to reporting of CSI including at least one of a rank indicator (RI), a precoding matrix indicator (PMI), and a channel quality indicator (CQI), with respect to a first base station; receiving a second piece of CSI setting information with respect to reporting of CSI including at least one of an RI, a PMI, and a CQI, with respect to a second base station; and transmitting the CSI with respect to the first base station and the second base station on the basis of the CSI setting information on the first and second base stations.