[Problem] An object of the present invention is to provide a catheter having excellent followability to a guide wire and capable of efficiently transmitting pushing force and/or rotational force from an operator to the distal end.[Solution] Provided is a catheter 1 having a rear end portion 50 having gaps 25 between axially adjacent portions of an element wire 20 where an inner layer 10 is joined to an outer layer 40 through the gaps 25 between the axially adjacent portions of the element wire 20； and a distal end portion 60 where the axially adjacent portions of the element wire 20 come into contact with each other, and a cavity 35 is provided between the inner layer 10 and a coil body 30, the distal end portion 60 being located at a distal end side relative to the rear end portion 50.
