The present invention discloses a SO2 oxidation rate reducing honeycomb type vanadium-free flue gas denitration catalyst and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises: dissolving a titanium source precursor in an acid to form a solution; dissolving a tungsten source precursor to form a solution; uniformly mixing the two solutions, adjusting the pH value to 7-12, precipitating, filtering, adding deionized water and a rare earth precursor solution, uniformly mixing, directly drying, roasting, and grinding to obtain powder; adding the solution formed from an extrusion aid and the tungsten source precursor and a pore forming agent to the powder, adding water while stirring to form a paste, adding nano-silica, glass fiber and a binder, uniformly mixing, and extruding a honeycomb type billet by using an extruder; and placing the dried billet into a silicon source precursor solution, impregnating, and roasting to obtain the finished product. According to the present invention, the defects of unbalanced activity center, poor molding property and unstable activity of the denitration catalyst in the flue gas in the prior art can be overcome.