A walking training apparatus includes: a treadmill a walking assistance apparatus configured to be mounted on a leg part of a user and assist the users walking a first pulling means for pulling at least one of the walking assistance apparatus and the leg part of the user upward and frontward a second pulling means for pulling at least one of the walking assistance apparatus and the leg part of the user upward and rearward and control means for controlling, while the treadmill is not being operated, pulling forces of the first pulling means and the second pulling means in such a way that the direction of a resultant pulling force, which is a resultant force of the pulling force of the first pulling means and the pulling force of the second pulling means, is changed rearward compared to a case in which the treadmill is being operated.