Provided are a conveyance device and a conveyance method whereby the orientation of a conveyance article can be alternately changed and the conveyance article handed over, using a simple configuration. First and second travel members (60a, 60b) that hold pads (12p-12y) are arranged alternately and travel along the outer peripheral surface (90a) of a stationary drum (90) in conjunction with the rotation of a drive member (11). One or both of the first and second travel members (60a, 60b) have a rotatably supported shaft member having an engaging section that engages with a guide section formed in the outer peripheral surface (90a) of the stationary drum (90). The rotation of the shaft member is transmitted to the pads and the pads rotate. When conveyance articles are released from pads that have received conveyance articles having the same orientation, the orientation of conveyance articles released from first pads (12p, 12r, ... 12x) held by the first travel member (60a) is different from the orientation of the conveyance articles released from the second pads (12q, 12s, ... 12y) held by the second travel member (60b).
