The invention discloses an automatic cruising method and a cruising device, and automatic cruising can be realized without limitation of satellite signals. The automatic cruising method comprises that the cruising device receives target cruising point information; when it is determined that the indoor navigation condition is met, a picture of a current cruising position is collected in real time, and the cruising device is navigated to a position indicated by the target cruising point information according to the picture of the cruising point; and when it is determined that the indoor navigation condition is not met, the cruising device is navigated to the position indicated by the target cruising point information by utilizing GPS.