The present invention discloses A method of single-phase-to-ground fault line selection for a distribution line based on the comparison of phase current traveling waves, comprising: sampling three phases current traveling waves on the distribution line, and taking the busbar pointing to the line as the current positive direction; when a single-phase-to-ground fault occurs on the distribution lines, comparing the amplitude and polarity of the difference between the three phases current traveling waves before and after the fault, wherein when the amplitude of one of the three phases current traveling wave is higher than 1.5 times of the amplitude of the other two phases current traveling waves, and the polarity of the one of three phases current traveling wave of the largest amplitude is opposite to the polarity of the other two phases current traveling waves, it is determined that the fault occurs on the load side of the measuring point of the line, and the phase with the largest amplitude of the current traveling wave is the fault phase; if the difference of the amplitudes of the three phases current traveling waves is within a predetermined value and the polarity is the same, it is determined that the fault occurs on the power source side of the measuring point of the line. By the technical solution of The present invention, the precise line selection of the single-phase ground fault of the distribution line can be realized.