Disclosed is a method and system for transmitting and receiving data in a communication system. The system includes a base station, and a relay station connecting the base station with at least one mobile station. The base station transmits data for a plurality of mobile stations to the relay station, and transmits the data to at least one mobile station belonging to the base station from among the plurality of mobile stations. The relay station receives the data from the base station, and transmits the data to at least one mobile station belonging to the relay station from among the plurality of mobile stations in the same interval as an interval where the base station transmits the data to the mobile station.