A cell selection method, comprising: sending, by a non-access stratum of a user equipment, UE, network list information to an access stratum of the UE, wherein the network list information comprises a list of forbidden networks and a list of forbidden networks for a GPRS service; determining, by the non-access stratum, indication information about a cell selection priority according to an operation mode of the UE; and sending, by the non-access stratum, the indication information to the access stratum, receiving, by the access stratum of the user equipment, UE, the network list information sent by the non-access stratum of the UE, receiving, by the access stratum, the indication information that is about the cell selection priority and is sent by the non-access stratum, and selecting, by the access stratum, the suitable cell according to the network list information and the indication information; wherein the operation mode information of the UE comprises at least one of the following five cases: a first case: supporting only a circuit switched service; a second case: supporting only a packet switched service; a third case: supporting a circuit switched service and a packet switched service; a fourth case: supporting a circuit switched service and a packet switched service with the circuit switched service preferred; or a fifth case: supporting a circuit switched service and a packet switched service with the packet switched service preferred. sending, by a non-access stratum of a user equipment, UE, network list information to an access stratum of the UE, wherein the network list information comprises a list of forbidden networks and a list of forbidden networks for a GPRS service; determining, by the non-access stratum, indication information about a cell selection priority according to an operation mode of the UE; and sending, by the non-access stratum, the indication information to the access stratum, receiving, by the access stratum of the user equipment, UE, the network list information sent by the non-access stratum of the UE, receiving, by the access stratum, the indication information that is about the cell selection priority and is sent by the non-access stratum, and selecting, by the access stratum, the suitable cell according to the network list information and the indication information; wherein the operation mode information of the UE comprises at least one of the following five cases: a first case: supporting only a circuit switched service; a second case: supporting only a packet switched service; a third case: supporting a circuit switched service and a packet switched service; a fourth case: supporting a circuit switched service and a packet switched service with the circuit switched service preferred; or a fifth case: supporting a circuit switched service and a packet switched service with the packet switched service preferred. a first case: supporting only a circuit switched service; a second case: supporting only a packet switched service; a third case: supporting a circuit switched service and a packet switched service; a fourth case: supporting a circuit switched service and a packet switched service with the circuit switched service preferred; or a fifth case: supporting a circuit switched service and a packet switched service with the packet switched service preferred.