The invention belongs to the technical field of organic synthesis, and in particular relates to a preparation method of 2-(5-fluoro-2,4-dinitrophenoxy)acetate. The preparation method comprises the following steps that: step 1, 2, 4-difluoronitrobenzene is used as a raw material, and is hydrolyzed by a base to form 5-fluoro-2,4-dinitrophenol; step 2, a catalyst A and a catalyst B are added into 5-fluoro-2,4-dinitrophenol and ethyl chloroacetate under the action of additives, and a nucleophilic substitution reaction is carried out to obtain the 2-(5-fluoro-2,4-dinitrophenoxy)acetate; the preparation method has the significant advantages of high yield, simple reaction, easy operation and low production costs.