A vehicle drive apparatus comprising: an internal combustion engine; a first rotary electrical machine that is driven to generate electrical power by the internal combustion engine; a second rotary electrical machine that drives a vehicle driveshaft to rotate via a reducer; a first gear (13a1) secured to an output shaft of the internal combustion engine; a first gear train that transfers rotation of the first gear (13a1) to the first rotary electrical machine; a countershaft arranged parallel to the output shaft; a second gear (13a2) that is rotatably supported on the countershaft and meshes with the first gear (13a1); a third gear (12a1) that is rotatably supported on the output shaft; a fourth gear (12a2) that is secured to the countershaft and meshes with the third gear (12a1); a second gear train that transfers rotation of the fourth gear (12a2) to the vehicle driveshaft; a first clutch configured to engage the second gear (13a2) with the countershaft; and a second clutch configured to engage the third gear (12a1) with the output shaft; a third clutch configured to connect and disconnect propagation of a motive power between the second rotary electrical machine and the reducer the first gear train and the second gear (13a2) being arranged on a first plane that extends in a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of the output shaft, the third gear (12a1), the fourth gear (12a2), and the second gear train being arranged on a second plane that is set apart by a prescribed axial-direction distance from the first plane and that is parallel to the first plane, and the first clutch and the second clutch being arranged on a third plane that is parallel to the first plane and that is positioned between the first plane and the second plane; characterized in that the reducer has a travel-motor gear train and a travel-motor final reduction gear; the travel-motor gear train has a drive gear (9a1) and a driven gear (9a2) that mesh with each other; the drive gear (9a1) is a free-rotating gear that is rotatably supported on a motor shaft of the second rotary electrical machine; the driven gear (9a2) is secured to a rotating shaft the travel-motor final reduction gear is secured to the rotating shaft; the travel-motor final reduction gear meshes with a ring gear of the second gear train. an internal combustion engine; a first rotary electrical machine that is driven to generate electrical power by the internal combustion engine; a second rotary electrical machine that drives a vehicle driveshaft to rotate via a reducer; a first gear (13a1) secured to an output shaft of the internal combustion engine; a first gear train that transfers rotation of the first gear (13a1) to the first rotary electrical machine; a countershaft arranged parallel to the output shaft; a second gear (13a2) that is rotatably supported on the countershaft and meshes with the first gear (13a1); a third gear (12a1) that is rotatably supported on the output shaft; a fourth gear (12a2) that is secured to the countershaft and meshes with the third gear (12a1); a second gear train that transfers rotation of the fourth gear (12a2) to the vehicle driveshaft; a first clutch configured to engage the second gear (13a2) with the countershaft; and a second clutch configured to engage the third gear (12a1) with the output shaft; a third clutch configured to connect and disconnect propagation of a motive power between the second rotary electrical machine and the reducer the first gear train and the second gear (13a2) being arranged on a first plane that extends in a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of the output shaft, the third gear (12a1), the fourth gear (12a2), and the second gear train being arranged on a second plane that is set apart by a prescribed axial-direction distance from the first plane and that is parallel to the first plane, and the first clutch and the second clutch being arranged on a third plane that is parallel to the first plane and that is positioned between the first plane and the second plane; characterized in that the reducer has a travel-motor gear train and a travel-motor final reduction gear; the travel-motor gear train has a drive gear (9a1) and a driven gear (9a2) that mesh with each other; the drive gear (9a1) is a free-rotating gear that is rotatably supported on a motor shaft of the second rotary electrical machine; the driven gear (9a2) is secured to a rotating shaft the travel-motor final reduction gear is secured to the rotating shaft; the travel-motor final reduction gear meshes with a ring gear of the second gear train.