It is aimed to provide a conveying device for absorbent articles capable of precisely sorting an absorbent article between a main conveyance path and a branch path and a conveyance method using the same. A path switching means (5) includes a belt conveying unit with a conveying belt (18) arranged along an annular path and configured to circulate along the annular path to be able to convey an absorbent article (A1) and a path switching mechanism configured to switch a conveyance path specified by the conveying belt (18) between a path along which the absorbent article (A1) is transferrable from an upstream conveying mechanism (2) to a downstream conveying mechanism (3) and a path along which the absorbent article (A1) is guided along a sampling path (R3) from the upstream conveying mechanism (2).
