The invention relates to a carton taking method and device for a ceramic tile packaging machine, belonging to the field of tile packaging machinery. Cartons are placed in a carton bin, the carton bin is arranged at one side of a tile packaging station, the carton is caught up and pulled backward to the tile packaging station by adopting a sucking disc, then the carton is placed down, and the carton taking device is characterized in that the cartons are placed at least two side positions of the tile packaging station, the cartons are vertically placed in the carton bin, the headmost carton is caught up by adopting the sucking disc, then the sucking disc moves toward the direction far away from the carton bin while the sucking disc rotates around the rotating shaft of the sucking disc, when the sucking disc rotates to a horizontal position, the sucking disc cuts off gas, and the cartons fall onto the tile packaging station. A carton taking process in the invention is reliable, the cartons can not deviate, the defect that the cartons are instantly blocked after being pulled out can be avoided, construction of equipment is greatly simplified, and occupying area and occupying length of equipment are reduced.