A handover method and a base station are provided. The handover method may include: when a UE needs to be handed over, obtaining bearer context information of the UE in a first base station; sending a handover request to a target base station, where the handover request carries the bearer context information; and after receiving a handover response that is returned by the target base station and indicates that the handover is agreed to, sending a handover command to the UE so that the UE is handed over to the target base station. Based on the above technical solutions, the UE handover can be implemented quickly in the case of using multiple carriers and the current service of the UE can be recovered quickly, which can improve communication experience of a user.