The invention discloses a large-section loess tunnel construction method, which comprises the following steps that: the whole section is divided into an upper part, a middle part, a lower part and a bottom part, wherein the middle part is divided into a middle left area, a middle right area and a middle intermediate area, the lower part is divided into a lower left area, a lower right area and a lower intermediate area, the four parts are excavated in a benching tunneling method with altitude differences, the upper part is 3-5m in front of the front middle part, the middle part is 3-5m in front of the front lower part, the lower part is 10m in front of the front bottom part, and the step-by-step tunneling excavation is carried out. The invention is suitable for collapsed loess areas, realizes the safe and reliable construction and saves a large number of temporary supporting steel frames. Due to the arc-shaped pilot tunnel method, the loop can be formed rapidly during excavation, the disturbance to the surrounding rock is low, the primary support is stable, the traditional construction method is further improved to be the 'two-step and four-part excavation method', and the construction cycle period is short. Moreover, the invention can speed up the progress of the project, shorten the construction period, and reduce the cost of the project.