A vehicle drive apparatus comprising: a case that accommodates a transmission apparatus; a mechanical oil pump that is disposed in the case and is driven by an internal combustion engine; an electric oil pump that is disposed in the case and is electrically driven; a hydraulic control device that is joined and attached to the case, and hydraulically controls the transmission apparatus based on hydraulic pressures generated by the mechanical oil pump and the electric oil pump; a strainer that is disposed inside the case; a first discharge oil passage (c1, c2) that supplies the hydraulic pressure discharged by the mechanical oil pump to the hydraulic control device; a second discharge oil passage that supplies the hydraulic pressure discharged by the electric oil pump to the hydraulic control device; and a suction oil passage (b1, b2, b3) that returns an excess hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic control device to the mechanical oil pump and the electric oil pump, wherein: the suction oil passage includes a common oil passage extending from the hydraulic control device to an inside of the case, a branch point where the common oil passage splits toward the mechanical oil pump and the electric oil pump, a first oil passage extending from the branch point to the mechanical oil pump, and a second oil passage extending from the branch point to the electric oil pump, and the common oil passage, the branch point, the first oil passage, and the second oil passage are formed in the case; the mechanical oil pump includes a hydraulic pressure generating unit that generates the hydraulic pressure, and a pump body which contains the hydraulic pressure generating unit and in which an inlet port for suctioning oil from an oil reservoir through an inlet oil passage via the strainer, a discharge port communicating with the first discharge oil passage (c1, c2), and a suction connection port communicating with the first oil passage of the suction oil passage are formed; and a meeting point where the inlet port and the suction connection port meet is provided inside the pump body. a case that accommodates a transmission apparatus; a mechanical oil pump that is disposed in the case and is driven by an internal combustion engine; an electric oil pump that is disposed in the case and is electrically driven; a hydraulic control device that is joined and attached to the case, and hydraulically controls the transmission apparatus based on hydraulic pressures generated by the mechanical oil pump and the electric oil pump; a strainer that is disposed inside the case; a first discharge oil passage (c1, c2) that supplies the hydraulic pressure discharged by the mechanical oil pump to the hydraulic control device; a second discharge oil passage that supplies the hydraulic pressure discharged by the electric oil pump to the hydraulic control device; and a suction oil passage (b1, b2, b3) that returns an excess hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic control device to the mechanical oil pump and the electric oil pump, wherein: the suction oil passage includes a common oil passage extending from the hydraulic control device to an inside of the case, a branch point where the common oil passage splits toward the mechanical oil pump and the electric oil pump, a first oil passage extending from the branch point to the mechanical oil pump, and a second oil passage extending from the branch point to the electric oil pump, and the common oil passage, the branch point, the first oil passage, and the second oil passage are formed in the case; the mechanical oil pump includes a hydraulic pressure generating unit that generates the hydraulic pressure, and a pump body which contains the hydraulic pressure generating unit and in which an inlet port for suctioning oil from an oil reservoir through an inlet oil passage via the strainer, a discharge port communicating with the first discharge oil passage (c1, c2), and a suction connection port communicating with the first oil passage of the suction oil passage are formed; and a meeting point where the inlet port and the suction connection port meet is provided inside the pump body. the suction oil passage includes a common oil passage extending from the hydraulic control device to an inside of the case, a branch point where the common oil passage splits toward the mechanical oil pump and the electric oil pump, a first oil passage extending from the branch point to the mechanical oil pump, and a second oil passage extending from the branch point to the electric oil pump, and the common oil passage, the branch point, the first oil passage, and the second oil passage are formed in the case; the mechanical oil pump includes a hydraulic pressure generating unit that generates the hydraulic pressure, and a pump body which contains the hydraulic pressure generating unit and in which an inlet port for suctioning oil from an oil reservoir through an inlet oil passage via the strainer, a discharge port communicating with the first discharge oil passage (c1, c2), and a suction connection port communicating with the first oil passage of the suction oil passage are formed; and a meeting point where the inlet port and the suction connection port meet is provided inside the pump body.