The invention discloses a virtual reality system for excavator remote control. The virtual reality system comprises a camera, a first stepping motor, a second stepping motor, a third stepping motor, an excavator controller, a second wireless communication module, a first wireless communication module, a control module and a three-axis angular velocity sensor, wherein the camera collects image information of an excavator; the first stepping motor drives the camera to horizontally rotate; the second stepping motor drives the camera to perpendicularly rotate; the third stepping motor drives the camera to rotate around the axis of the camera; the excavator controller controls the excavator to work; the second wireless communication module conducts wireless communication with the operation end; the first wireless communication module conducts wireless communication with the excavator end; the control module conducts VR image processing on the excavator image information collected by the camera; and the three-axis angular velocity sensor detects horizontal rotation, front-back perpendicular rotation and left-right perpendicular rotation of VR equipment. According to the virtual reality system for excavator remote control, a user is at the operation end to conduct remote control on the excavator end, so that the personal safety of an operator is ensured once an accident occurs in the operation process by the operator.