An inkjet recording apparatus comprising: a first belt transport section having a first transport belt for transporting a recording medium held by attraction thereon; a recording section arranged opposite the first belt transport section, for ejecting ink onto the recording medium transported by the first transport belt; and a second belt transport section arranged on a downstream side of the first belt transport section next thereto with respect to a transport direction of the recording medium, the second belt transport section having a second transport belt for transporting the recording medium held by attraction thereon, the first belt transport section is reciprocally movable in a direction approaching or departing from the recording section, characterized by the provision of a guide mechanism provided in an upstream-side end part of the second belt transport section with respect to the transport direction of the recording medium, the guide mechanism including: a guide support member having formed therein a guide portion arranged close to a transport surface of the first transport belt so as to pass the recording medium held by attraction on the first transport belt to the second transport belt, and a positioning portion making contact with a downstream-side end part of the first belt transport section so as to keep a fixed gap between the guide portion and the transport surface of the first transport belt, the guide support member being arranged so as to be swingable in a movement direction of the first belt transport section; and a biasing member for biasing the guide support member in a direction approaching the first belt transport section. a first belt transport section having a first transport belt for transporting a recording medium held by attraction thereon; a recording section arranged opposite the first belt transport section, for ejecting ink onto the recording medium transported by the first transport belt; and a second belt transport section arranged on a downstream side of the first belt transport section next thereto with respect to a transport direction of the recording medium, the second belt transport section having a second transport belt for transporting the recording medium held by attraction thereon, the first belt transport section is reciprocally movable in a direction approaching or departing from the recording section, characterized by the provision of a guide mechanism provided in an upstream-side end part of the second belt transport section with respect to the transport direction of the recording medium, the guide mechanism including: a guide support member having formed therein a guide portion arranged close to a transport surface of the first transport belt so as to pass the recording medium held by attraction on the first transport belt to the second transport belt, and a positioning portion making contact with a downstream-side end part of the first belt transport section so as to keep a fixed gap between the guide portion and the transport surface of the first transport belt, the guide support member being arranged so as to be swingable in a movement direction of the first belt transport section; and a biasing member for biasing the guide support member in a direction approaching the first belt transport section. a guide support member having formed therein a guide portion arranged close to a transport surface of the first transport belt so as to pass the recording medium held by attraction on the first transport belt to the second transport belt, and a positioning portion making contact with a downstream-side end part of the first belt transport section so as to keep a fixed gap between the guide portion and the transport surface of the first transport belt, the guide support member being arranged so as to be swingable in a movement direction of the first belt transport section; and a biasing member for biasing the guide support member in a direction approaching the first belt transport section.