A smoking apparatus (1) comprises a body (2) inside which a chamber (3) is defined into which a sliding element (36) is insertable in which elements of combustible material (29) can be arranged, heating means (10) arranged in said sliding element (36) to heat said elements of combustible material (29) and cause flameless combustion thereof with generation of smoke. In said sliding element (36) a tubular element (4) is arranged that is provided with a plurality of second suction openings (14) communicating with the inside of said sliding element, said tubular element (4) being connected, at a first end (5), to a first wall (37) of the sliding element (36), whereas a second end (6) thereof is inserted into an outlet conduit (7).