The invention relates to a measuring method of smoldering speed of cigarette paper, which comprises a, preparing a cigarette hollow paper drum sample, b, setting relative marks, c, setting fixing method, d, setting test conditions, e, calculating out the cigarette paper smoldering speed via formula. Compared with prior three test methods, the invention has the advantages that 1, the test result has good repeatability, 2, the test result has good stability, 3, the test result can actually represent product quality, 4, the test result can represent the application character of product, 5, and the method has good operability. The test result indicates that since the cigarette paper has single-layer drum structure, is suspended and horizontally arranged and smoldered, the sample is in one small space, to make smoldering line regular, obtain the test result with good repeatability and reduce dispersion as small variation factor, thereby truly representing the quality and application character of product.