A transport system comprising: a stocker including a plurality of storages arranged in a vertical direction to store therein an article , a delivery port to which the article is passed or from which the article is received, a crane overhead track disposed alongside the storages and the delivery port , and a suspension crane including a crane runner that runs along the crane overhead track , a mast hanging down from the crane runner , and an article transferer that moves upward or downward by being guided by the mast , the suspension crane transporting the article between the storages and the delivery port , the stocker being disposed in a stocker area ; an overhead-transport-vehicle overhead track disposed outside of the stocker area and extending along the delivery port and a load port (LP) of a processing tool (TL) to a predetermined area ; an overhead transport vehicle including a transport vehicle runner that runs along the overhead-transport-vehicle overhead track and an article holder that holds the article and moves upward or downward, the overhead transport vehicle transporting the article between the delivery port and the load port (LP); and a joint track that connects the crane overhead track with the overhead-transport-vehicle overhead track , wherein the crane runner is able to enter the overhead-transport-vehicle overhead track from the crane overhead track via the joint track and run on the overhead-transport-vehicle overhead track to the predetermined area , or able to enter the overhead-transport-vehicle overhead track from the predetermined area and run to the joint track and enter and run on the crane overhead track via the joint track . a stocker including a plurality of storages arranged in a vertical direction to store therein an article , a delivery port to which the article is passed or from which the article is received, a crane overhead track disposed alongside the storages and the delivery port , and a suspension crane including a crane runner that runs along the crane overhead track , a mast hanging down from the crane runner , and an article transferer that moves upward or downward by being guided by the mast , the suspension crane transporting the article between the storages and the delivery port , the stocker being disposed in a stocker area ; an overhead-transport-vehicle overhead track disposed outside of the stocker area and extending along the delivery port and a load port (LP) of a processing tool (TL) to a predetermined area ; an overhead transport vehicle including a transport vehicle runner that runs along the overhead-transport-vehicle overhead track and an article holder that holds the article and moves upward or downward, the overhead transport vehicle transporting the article between the delivery port and the load port (LP); and a joint track that connects the crane overhead track with the overhead-transport-vehicle overhead track , wherein the crane runner is able to enter the overhead-transport-vehicle overhead track from the crane overhead track via the joint track and run on the overhead-transport-vehicle overhead track to the predetermined area , or able to enter the overhead-transport-vehicle overhead track from the predetermined area and run to the joint track and enter and run on the crane overhead track via the joint track . <EOS>