A transfer apparatus comprising: a first rod-shaped member that includes a magnetic material, the first rod-shaped member being provided with a spiral pattern; a first coupler that is fixed to an end portion of the first rod-shaped member; a second rod-shaped member that includes a magnetic material, the second rod-shaped member being provided with a spiral pattern; a second coupler that is fixed to an end portion of the second rod-shaped member, the first rod-shaped member and the second rod-shaped member being configured to be separated from or coupled serially to each other via the first and second couplers (42A, 52A) during the operation of the transfer apparatus, wherein when the first and second couplers (42A, 52A) are coupled to each other, the opposite member can move smoothly from the first rod-shaped member to the second rod-shaped member or from the second rod-shaped member to the first rod-shaped member, the second coupler being coupled to the first coupler so as to make a relative angle between the spiral pattern of the first rod-shaped member and the spiral pattern of the second rod-shaped member constant when coupled to each other; an opposite member that is opposed to parts of side surfaces of the first and second rod-shaped members (2A, 12A), the opposite member including a magnetic material; and a driving device configured to drive the second rod-shaped member to rotate about its central axis, wherein when the second rod-shaped member is rotated, the first rod-shaped member is also rotated about its central axis in the coupled state, and to move the opposite member along the first and second rod-shaped members (2A, 12A), wherein a driving force is transmitted between the first and second rod-shaped members (2A, 12A) and the opposite member in a non-contact manner by a magnetic force. a first rod-shaped member that includes a magnetic material, the first rod-shaped member being provided with a spiral pattern; a first coupler that is fixed to an end portion of the first rod-shaped member; a second rod-shaped member that includes a magnetic material, the second rod-shaped member being provided with a spiral pattern; a second coupler that is fixed to an end portion of the second rod-shaped member, the first rod-shaped member and the second rod-shaped member being configured to be separated from or coupled serially to each other via the first and second couplers (42A, 52A) during the operation of the transfer apparatus, wherein when the first and second couplers (42A, 52A) are coupled to each other, the opposite member can move smoothly from the first rod-shaped member to the second rod-shaped member or from the second rod-shaped member to the first rod-shaped member, the second coupler being coupled to the first coupler so as to make a relative angle between the spiral pattern of the first rod-shaped member and the spiral pattern of the second rod-shaped member constant when coupled to each other; an opposite member that is opposed to parts of side surfaces of the first and second rod-shaped members (2A, 12A), the opposite member including a magnetic material; and a driving device configured to drive the second rod-shaped member to rotate about its central axis, wherein when the second rod-shaped member is rotated, the first rod-shaped member is also rotated about its central axis in the coupled state, and to move the opposite member along the first and second rod-shaped members (2A, 12A), wherein a driving force is transmitted between the first and second rod-shaped members (2A, 12A) and the opposite member in a non-contact manner by a magnetic force.