The invention relates to an energy-saving tunnel drying oven. The energy-saving tunnel drying oven comprises an outer shell, an inner shell, an air channel, a conveyor belt, a heat exchanger, an air inlet, a heat pump system, fans, heating devices, an air flow distributor, an air exhaust pipe and the like. Outside air enters the air channel through the air inlet, the air is preheated by the heat exchanger, heated by the heat pump system and subjected to auxiliary constant temperature keeping by the heating devices, and the air heats and dries heated objects on the conveyor belt; and through distributing of the air flow distributor, the part of hot air is subjected to heat exchanging by the heat exchanger and then exhausted through the air exhaust pipe, and the other part of hot air is mixed with new air preheated by the heat exchanger, heated by the heat pump system and heated by the heating devices, then heats and dries the heated objects, and is distributed by the air flow distributor, in this way, heat energy in the air is circularly utilized, the energy is saved, and the heating efficiency is improved. When the working environment temperature is high, the heat pump system can further be used for cooling the working environment while being used for heating the air.