The invention provides a manufacturing method of a green sand casting sprue cup milling cutter. The manufacturing method comprises the following steps of (1) material selection, wherein a common carbon steel plate is selected as a base material; (2) linear cutting, wherein the carbon steel plate is machined into the outline of the milling cutter through the linear cutting technology; (3) blade machining, wherein the working area of the milling cutter is machined through a machining center, and a blade is machined out; and (4) local quenching of the working area, wherein the working area is quenched, the working area is heated to 800-1000 DEG C, after heat preservation is conducted for a certain time, the working area is taken out and put into saline water to be soaked for 3-10 min, and the area except the working area is not subjected to quenching treatment. According to the milling cutter manufactured through the method, the hardness of the working area reaches the standard, a mounting area has good toughness, the structural consistency is good, transition is smooth without concave-convex steps, cost is low, and performance is excellent.