The invention discloses a repair method for the transversal cracks of the welding seams of a thick-wall submerged arc welded pipe, comprising the following steps of: confirming defects, preheating before gouging, performing air gouging, grinding, performing MT (magnetic particle test), eliminating the residual liquids of PT (penetration flaw test), preheating before welding, welding, eliminating hydrogen after welding, and performing NDT (nondestructive test). By virtue of the repair method disclosed by the invention, the defects of the cracks in the welding seams or base metal can be completely removed after the lengths and positions of the defects of the cracks are determined. According to the invention, the preheating is performed in the initial stage of the air gouging, the operation method of the air gouging is proper, the range of the air gouging is 50 mm at the both ends of each crack, the both ends of each gouged groove are smoothly and flatly transited, and the included angle A between the transition surface and a vertical line is at least greater than 45 degrees, so that crater cracks are not easy to occur during the arc striking or arc stopping of the welding. In the repair method disclosed by the invention, thorough removal for the cracks is confirmed by virtue of magnetic particles, the preheating is adequately performed before the welding, the welding is rapidly performed in strict accordance with a small current, and heat input and welding bead widths are strictly controlled; a welding rod barrel is electrified, so that welding rods in the welding rod barrel can be really insulated, and a heat-insulating and slow-cooling measure is adopted after the welding is finished.