The utility model relates to a cigarette packing box, in particular to a cigarette packing box with a horizontal type opening, which is characterized in that: a hexahedral box body is provided with a transverse turning cover; the turning cover is a separate part of three packing surfaces forming a box body, wherein, two cover surfaces are the separate surfaces of two packing surfaces respectively corresponding to the box body; the turning cover is provided with three seamed edges which are respectively separated from three seamed edges corresponding to the box body; the turning cover and the box body are provided with a flexible connecting seamed edge. The cigarette packing box is implemented according to the proposal; the transverse turning cover is beneficial to fetch cigarettes; the packing box made of hard paper not only is beneficial to the preservation and the non-deformation of cigarettes, but also can be repeatedly used, which is beneficial to save paper and environmental protection. The utility model is simple in structure and has certain practical significance.