Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cause of cancer death worldwide. Distant metastasis is the major cause of death in patients with CRC. During progression to metastasis in which malignant cel s disseminate from the primary tumor to seeding other organs, a multistep process is involved. Cancer cel s proliferate, invade microenvironment, en-ter into the blood circulation, then survive and colonize into distant organs. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) are key regulators and mechanism in tumorigenesis and cancer metastasis. We review the roles of EMT and microRNAs, especial y EMT related microRNAs in the metastatic pathway of CRC. MicroRNAs provide us a set of potential therapeutic applications and molecular target for CRC.