The invention discloses a forming device and a tire forming method. The forming device comprises a transversely-longitudinally orthogonal rail unit, a transmitting mechanism, a tire body fitting unit,a steel wire ring placement unit, a belt layer fitting unit, a forming unit, a shaping unit and a tire unloading mechanism; and the transversely-longitudinally orthogonal rail unit is divided into four areas, all the units are reasonably arranged, and connection between the units is built through the transmitting mechanism. The tire forming method comprises the steps that (1) a steel wire ring and a tire body fitting composite piece are bonded together and conveyed to the forming unit; (2) a belt layer composite piece is conveyed to the forming unit; (3) the tire body fitting composite pieceand the belt layer composite piece are compounded into a tire shell and conveyed to the shaping unit; and (4) the tire shell is wound with a tread to form a tire blank, and the tire blank is conveyedto the tire unloading mechanism to be unloaded. According to the forming device and the tire forming method, based on the basic demands that the technology procedure is not changed, and the product quality is improved, in order to meeting the requirements of clients, the equipment occupied area is decreased, and the equipment productivity is improved.