This invention discloses a method for preparing 1, 3-propylene glycol from glycerol. The method has such advantages as high catalytic activity, mild reaction conditions, high product selectivity, high product purity, simple process. The method comprises: (1) adding 95% glycerol and 30% oxydol into a round bottom flask, setting condensing tube and drying tube, heating to 100 deg.C under stirring, and reacting for 1-3 h to obtain acetone alcohol; (2) adding acetone alcohol into a pressure reaction kettle loaded with transition oxometalate catalyst, introducing hydrogen for 4-6 h at 100-200 deg.C and 10 MPa, reacting, and rectifying to obtain 1,3-propylene glycol.