A navigation method including obtaining location data of a current location of a terminal, obtaining location data of a destination, where first location data in pre-stored navigation data matches the location data of the current location, and second location data in the pre-stored navigation data matches the location data of the destination, outputting a first navigation instruction when a relationship between the first location data and the second location data is the same as a preset relationship between a current location and a destination, and outputting a second navigation instruction if a relationship between the first location data and the second location data is opposite to a preset relationship between a current location and a destination.