A belt-shaped tire member adhering apparatus configured to adhere a belt-shaped tire member onto a mold drum comprising: a feeding device arranged at a position opposing the mold drum and arranged so as to be capable of feeding the belt-shaped tire member; and a transferring and adhering device configured to transfer the belt-shaped tire member from the feeding device side to the mold drum side and to adhere the belt-shaped tire member onto the mold drum, wherein the transferring and adhering device includes a transferring device configured to circulate between the feeding device side and the mold drum side in accordance with a feeding action of the feeding device, and to transfer the belt-shaped tire member stuck on the feeding device side to the mold drum side; and a separating unit configured to separate the transferred belt-shaped tire member from the transferring device on the mold drum side and to adhere the belt-shaped tire member onto the mold drum; wherein the transferring device is configured to circulate away from the mold drum at a turning point position above the highest point of the mold drum or above a position rearward of the highest point in the direction of advancement of the belt-shaped tire member, and wherein the separating unit is configured to circulate in parallel to the transferring device and to separate the belt-shaped tire member from the transferring device at a position forward of the turning point position in the direction of advancement of the belt-shaped tire member by coming into abutment with the belt-shaped tire member to sandwich the belt-shaped tire member between the separating unit and the highest point of the mold drum at a position above the highest point of the mold drum such as to adhere the belt-shaped tire member onto the mold drum. a feeding device arranged at a position opposing the mold drum and arranged so as to be capable of feeding the belt-shaped tire member; and a transferring and adhering device configured to transfer the belt-shaped tire member from the feeding device side to the mold drum side and to adhere the belt-shaped tire member onto the mold drum, wherein the transferring and adhering device includes a transferring device configured to circulate between the feeding device side and the mold drum side in accordance with a feeding action of the feeding device, and to transfer the belt-shaped tire member stuck on the feeding device side to the mold drum side; and a separating unit configured to separate the transferred belt-shaped tire member from the transferring device on the mold drum side and to adhere the belt-shaped tire member onto the mold drum; a transferring device configured to circulate between the feeding device side and the mold drum side in accordance with a feeding action of the feeding device, and to transfer the belt-shaped tire member stuck on the feeding device side to the mold drum side; and a separating unit configured to separate the transferred belt-shaped tire member from the transferring device on the mold drum side and to adhere the belt-shaped tire member onto the mold drum; wherein the transferring device is configured to circulate away from the mold drum at a turning point position above the highest point of the mold drum or above a position rearward of the highest point in the direction of advancement of the belt-shaped tire member, and wherein the separating unit is configured to circulate in parallel to the transferring device and to separate the belt-shaped tire member from the transferring device at a position forward of the turning point position in the direction of advancement of the belt-shaped tire member by coming into abutment with the belt-shaped tire member to sandwich the belt-shaped tire member between the separating unit and the highest point of the mold drum at a position above the highest point of the mold drum such as to adhere the belt-shaped tire member onto the mold drum.