<p>A method and a device for acquiring information are disclosed, related to the field of intelligent traffic, so as to solve the problem of the complex input operation by a user, since the user has to input a complete keyword in order to acquire the corresponding information in the present traffic information service system. The method includes: acquiring the information input from the user (101); transmitting the information input from the user to a server (102); receiving the information set returned by the server, wherein the information set is the preset information set which is relevant to the information input from the user (103); selecting the information specified by the user from the information set (104).</p>
