A vehicle control apparatus that switches an operating condition of a vehicle between an automatic operation and a manual operation, and switches the operating condition of the vehicle to the manual operation when the vehicle reaches a preset initial switch position while the automatic operation is underway, the vehicle control apparatus characterized by comprising: a timing determination unit configured to determine whether or not a preset condition determination timing has arrived on the basis of time or a distance between the vehicle and the initial switch position on a path of the vehicle when the operating condition of the vehicle corresponds to the automatic operation; a driver condition identification unit configured to identify a driver condition of a driver of the vehicle; a driver condition determination unit configured to determine whether or not the driver is in a manual operation acceptance condition on the basis of the driver condition identified by the driver condition identification unit when the timing determination unit determines that the condition determination timing has arrived; an evacuation space identification unit configured to identify an evacuation space provided on the path of the vehicle before the initial switch position on the basis of map information; and a switch position setting unit (27; 35) configured to set a switch position in which the operating condition of the vehicle is to be switched from the automatic operation to the manual operation, in a position between the vehicle and the evacuation space on the path of the vehicle when the driver condition determination unit determines that the driver is not in the manual operation acceptance condition, wherein, when the vehicle reaches a position located before a predetermined distance from the switch position, the vehicle control unit evacuates the vehicle M to the evacuation space automatically when the driver condition determination unit determines that the driver is still not in the manual operation acceptance condition. a timing determination unit configured to determine whether or not a preset condition determination timing has arrived on the basis of time or a distance between the vehicle and the initial switch position on a path of the vehicle when the operating condition of the vehicle corresponds to the automatic operation; a driver condition identification unit configured to identify a driver condition of a driver of the vehicle; a driver condition determination unit configured to determine whether or not the driver is in a manual operation acceptance condition on the basis of the driver condition identified by the driver condition identification unit when the timing determination unit determines that the condition determination timing has arrived; an evacuation space identification unit configured to identify an evacuation space provided on the path of the vehicle before the initial switch position on the basis of map information; and a switch position setting unit (27; 35) configured to set a switch position in which the operating condition of the vehicle is to be switched from the automatic operation to the manual operation, in a position between the vehicle and the evacuation space on the path of the vehicle when the driver condition determination unit determines that the driver is not in the manual operation acceptance condition, wherein, when the vehicle reaches a position located before a predetermined distance from the switch position, the vehicle control unit evacuates the vehicle M to the evacuation space automatically when the driver condition determination unit determines that the driver is still not in the manual operation acceptance condition.