This application provides a communication method and a communication device. The method includes: A terminal device obtains an uplink timing advance TA of a serving cell. The terminal device obtains a downlink signal time difference between the serving cell and a neighboring cell. The terminal device obtains an uplink TA of the neighboring cell based on the uplink TA of the serving cell and the downlink signal time difference. The terminal device sends an uplink signal to the neighboring cell based on a downlink subframe timing and the uplink TA of the neighboring cell. The uplink TA of the neighboring cell is obtained, so that the terminal device can send the uplink signal to the neighboring cell based on the uplink TA of the neighboring cell.