Logistics and shelf - life preservation of cherry is based on cold chain technology, resulting in restrictions on cherry sales. In order to explore the best mode for cherry distribution at ambient temperature, six different pre-logistics treatment and packaging methods were designed for logistics simulation and shelf-life simulation under ambient temperature condition ((23 ± 1) ℃). The values of cherry quality indicators with different treatments at the end of the logistics were determined and the value variation of cherry sensory indicators and nutritional indicators of shelf life after logistics simulation were analyzed. The results of research showed that the cherries in treatment No.1 and packaging (ethanol fumigation + precooling + MAP) maintained the best quality and their indicators after different logistics time and corresponding shelf life were better than those with other treatment methods. It indicated that to a certain extent method No.1 could realize the cherry distribution at ambient temperature and reduce logistics costs. Cherries in No.2 (precooling + MAP) and No.6 (ethanol fumigation + MAP) after 20 h and 40 h logistics and the corresponding shelf-life were slightly poorer in quality than the cherries in packaging No.1, this results showed that No.2 and No.6 methods could be selected for short distance distribution under ambient temperature conditions while ensuring the quality of cherry.