An autonomous travel work vehicle 1 including: a body part (2); a work machine (24) attached to the body part; a moving GPS antenna (34) configured to detect positional information on the body part; a memory (309) configured to store a field (H) where the body part travels; a control section (30) configured to control travel of the body part and work by the work machine in the field (H); and a remote control device 112 that generates a route (R) of the body part in the field (H). The control section is configured to cause the body part to travel from a current position (Z) to a work start point (Sw) and then start work with the work machine in a case where an instruction of start of work with the work machine is issued in a headland (HB).