The invention provides a synthesis method of 1,4-butanediamine, which comprises the steps of: (a) dissolving the 1,4-dibromobutyl amine represented by formula (1) in a solvent A, adding the phthalimide potassium represented by formula (2), reacting while stirring at a reflux temperature, filtering reaction liquid, washing by using distilled water to obtain the 1,4-diphthalimide butane representedby formula (3); (b) adding the 1,4-diphthalimide butane obtained in the step (1) and 40% methylamine water solution to a solvent B, heating until solids are dissolved completely, stirring and reacting for 0.5-4 hours at the reflux temperature to obtain reaction products; and (c) filtering the reaction products, post-treating filtrate, distilling the filtrate under normal pressure, and collecting the fractions between 158 DEG C and 160 DEG C to obtain the 1,4-butanediamine. The invention has simple and convenient technological conditions, cheap raw materials, mild reaction conditions, easy control and convenient industrial production.