A vehicle travel control apparatus, comprising: following target vehicle detection means for detecting a following target vehicle, which is a vehicle that travels ahead of an own vehicle and the own vehicle follows; predicted cutting-in vehicle detection means for detecting a predicted cutting-in vehicle predicted to carry out cutting-in of merging between the own vehicle and the following target vehicle; first acceleration acquisition means for acquiring, as a first acceleration, an acceleration of the own vehicle required to cause an inter-vehicle distance (Dxf) between the own vehicle and the following target vehicle to be a first inter-vehicle distance; second acceleration acquisition means for acquiring, as a second acceleration, an acceleration of the own vehicle required to cause an inter-vehicle distance (Dxi) between the own vehicle and the predicted cutting-in vehicle to be a second inter-vehicle distance; target acceleration acquisition means for acquiring a target acceleration (Atgt) of the own vehicle based on the first acceleration and the second acceleration; travel control means for controlling a driving force and a braking force of the own vehicle such that an actual acceleration of the own vehicle approaches the target acceleration; cutting-in probability acquisition means for acquiring a cutting-in probability (Pi), which is a probability that the predicted cutting-in vehicle carries out the cutting-in; and information notification means for notifying a driver of the own vehicle of an intention of the cutting-in of the predicted cutting-in vehicle, characterized in that the information notification means is configured to carry out notifying the driver from a time point when a notification start condition that a state where the cutting-in probability is higher than a predetermined start probability threshold has continued for a predetermined period is satisfied to a time point when a notification end condition that a state where the cutting-in probability is lower than a predetermined end probability threshold has continued for a predetermined period is satisfied. following target vehicle detection means for detecting a following target vehicle, which is a vehicle that travels ahead of an own vehicle and the own vehicle follows; predicted cutting-in vehicle detection means for detecting a predicted cutting-in vehicle predicted to carry out cutting-in of merging between the own vehicle and the following target vehicle; first acceleration acquisition means for acquiring, as a first acceleration, an acceleration of the own vehicle required to cause an inter-vehicle distance (Dxf) between the own vehicle and the following target vehicle to be a first inter-vehicle distance; second acceleration acquisition means for acquiring, as a second acceleration, an acceleration of the own vehicle required to cause an inter-vehicle distance (Dxi) between the own vehicle and the predicted cutting-in vehicle to be a second inter-vehicle distance; target acceleration acquisition means for acquiring a target acceleration (Atgt) of the own vehicle based on the first acceleration and the second acceleration; travel control means for controlling a driving force and a braking force of the own vehicle such that an actual acceleration of the own vehicle approaches the target acceleration; cutting-in probability acquisition means for acquiring a cutting-in probability (Pi), which is a probability that the predicted cutting-in vehicle carries out the cutting-in; and information notification means for notifying a driver of the own vehicle of an intention of the cutting-in of the predicted cutting-in vehicle, characterized in that the information notification means is configured to carry out notifying the driver from a time point when a notification start condition that a state where the cutting-in probability is higher than a predetermined start probability threshold has continued for a predetermined period is satisfied to a time point when a notification end condition that a state where the cutting-in probability is lower than a predetermined end probability threshold has continued for a predetermined period is satisfied.