Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method, apparatus and system for implementing an X2 handover. In the scheme of the present disclosure, a Base Station (BS) initiates, after having determined the need for a handover and detected that there exists an X2 connection between the BS and a target BS and that the BS and the target BS are within the management scope of a same MME, an X2 handover, if it is determined that there exists a connection between the target BS and the serving gateway connected with the BS according to acquired serving gateways connected with an other BS. Here, the term “an/the other BS” refers to one different from the BS determines the need for a handover, and includes the target BS designated for a handover.