To provide a transport device for absorbent articles and a transport method using the same, capable of accurately sorting absorbent articles between a main transport path and a branch path. The path switching means (5) has a conveyor belt (18) that is routed along the annular path and that circulates along the annular path so that the absorbent article (A1) can be conveyed. And a path through which the absorbent article (A1) can be delivered from the upstream side transport mechanism (2) to the downstream side transport mechanism (3), and an absorbent article (A1) from the upstream side transport mechanism (2). And a path switching mechanism for switching the transport path defined by the transport belt (18) between the transport path and the path guided along the head.主搬送経路と分岐経路との間で吸収性物品の振り分けを正確に行うことができる吸収性物品の搬送装置及びこれを用いた搬送方法を提供すること。 経路切換手段（５）は、環状経路に沿って配索されているとともに吸収性物品（Ａ１）を搬送可能となるように環状径路に沿って循環動作する搬送ベルト（１８）を有するベルト搬送部と、吸収性物品（Ａ１）が上流側搬送機構（２）から下流側搬送機構（３）へ引き渡し可能となる経路と吸収性物品（Ａ１）が上流側搬送機構（２）から抜取経路（Ｒ３）に沿って導かれる経路との間で搬送ベルト（１８）により規定される搬送経路を切り換える経路切換機構とを備えている。
