The work aims to study the influence of laminating style and compression direction on compression properties of laminated corrugated paperboard. Through static compression, three directions of two types (overlapping type and interlacing type) of laminated corrugated paperboards were tested and the corresponding stress-strain curves were obtained. The peak strength, mean crushing strength, total energy absorption and specific energy absorption were comparatively analyzed with energy efficiency method. The stress-strain curves of corrugated paperboards of the two laminating styles in the respective directions of x, y and z were generally similar. For the two types of laminated corrugated paperboard, the peak strength, mean crushing strength, total energy absorption and specific energy absorption were the largest in the x direction, followed by those in the y direction, and the smallest was in the z direction. The peak strength, mean crushing strength, total energy absorption and specific energy absorption of overlapping laminated corrugated paperboard were higher than those of interlacing laminated corrugated paperboard in the directions of x, y and z. Different laminating styles and compression directions have a greater influence on the compression properties of laminated corrugated paperboard. In the design of heavy-duty cushioning packaging, the x direction of flush laminated corrugated paperboard can be preferentially selected, which can better achieve the purpose of improving the cushioning effect and saving materials.