The invention provides a preparation method of 2, 4, 5-trifluoro-benzyl chloride. The preparation method of the 2, 4, 5-trifluoro-benzyl chloride comprises the following steps of: adding sulfuric acid solution with hydrogen chloride gas and sulphuric acid concentration being 80-95 percent into 1, 2, 4-trifluoro-benzene and paraformaldehyde so as to be used as a chlorinating agent, and carrying out chloromethylation reaction to obtain the 2, 4, 5-trifluoro-benzyl chloride. The invention also provides a preparation method of 2, 4, 5-trifluoro-phenylacetic acid. The preparation method of the 2, 4, 5-trifluoro-phenylacetic acid comprises the following steps of: adding the sulfuric acid solution with the hydrogen chloride gas and the sulphuric acid concentration being 80-95 percent into the 1, 2, 4-trifluoro-benzene and the paraformaldehyde so as to be used as the chlorinating agent, carrying out chloromethylation reaction to obtain the 2, 4, 5-trifluoro-benzyl chloride, carrying out cyaniding reaction in organic solvent of cyaniding reagent to obtain the 2, 4, 5-trifluoro-benzyl chloride, heating and hydrolyzing the 2, 4, 5-trifluoro-benzyl chloride in acidic or alkaline aqueous solution, after the reaction is finished, and processing to obtain the 2, 4, 5-trifluoro-phenylacetic acid. According to the preparation methods, the discharging of waste liquor in a production process can be reduced, the production cost is reduced, the environmental and economic benefits are achieved, the product purity is good, and the yield is high.