A bearing assembly for transport of a double-row self-aligning roller bearing , the bearing assembly comprising, the double-row self-aligning roller bearing including an intermediate flange ; two transport jigs , each transport jig being disposed at each of opposite end surfaces of the double-row self-aligning roller bearing such that each transport jig is in contact with a plurality of the rolling elements of the double-row self-aligning roller bearing ; and a packaging material in a form of a film that covers the double-row self-aligning roller bearing together with the two transport jigs over an inner circumferential surface, an outer circumferential surface, and opposite end surfaces of the double-row self-aligning roller bearing , wherein each of the transport jigs is formed in a ring shape having an inner diameter and an outer diameter that allow the transport jig in its entirety to be radially accommodated between an outer circumferential surface of an end portion of an inner ring of the double-row self-aligning roller bearing and an inner circumferential surface of an end portion of an outer ring of the double-row self-aligning roller bearing in a radial direction of the double-row self-aligning roller bearing , and has a shape such that one side surface of the transport jig comes into contact with an end surface of each rolling element of the double-row self-aligning roller bearing and another side surface of the transport jig protrudes beyond end surfaces of the inner ring and the outer ring in an axial direction of the double-row self-aligning roller bearing , in a condition in which the double-row self-aligning roller bearing is covered with the packaging material together with the transport jigs , and each of the transport jigs is formed from a material that is softer than the rolling elements . the double-row self-aligning roller bearing including an intermediate flange ; two transport jigs , each transport jig being disposed at each of opposite end surfaces of the double-row self-aligning roller bearing such that each transport jig is in contact with a plurality of the rolling elements of the double-row self-aligning roller bearing ; and a packaging material in a form of a film that covers the double-row self-aligning roller bearing together with the two transport jigs over an inner circumferential surface, an outer circumferential surface, and opposite end surfaces of the double-row self-aligning roller bearing , wherein each of the transport jigs is formed in a ring shape having an inner diameter and an outer diameter that allow the transport jig in its entirety to be radially accommodated between an outer circumferential surface of an end portion of an inner ring of the double-row self-aligning roller bearing and an inner circumferential surface of an end portion of an outer ring of the double-row self-aligning roller bearing in a radial direction of the double-row self-aligning roller bearing , and has a shape such that one side surface of the transport jig comes into contact with an end surface of each rolling element of the double-row self-aligning roller bearing and another side surface of the transport jig protrudes beyond end surfaces of the inner ring and the outer ring in an axial direction of the double-row self-aligning roller bearing , in a condition in which the double-row self-aligning roller bearing is covered with the packaging material together with the transport jigs , and each of the transport jigs is formed from a material that is softer than the rolling elements . <EOS>