Abstract: A transporting apparatus configured to transport a recording medium to a target stop position includes a feeding mechanism; a transporting mechanism; a storing unit configured to store a stop deviation at the time of a previous transport drive; a transporting distance calculating unit configured to calculate a second transporting distance in which the stop deviation after the reset of the storing unit is reflected on a first transporting distance requested this time, and to calculate the second transporting distance in which the stop deviation in the storing unit is reflected on the first transporting distance requested this time; a setting unit configured to set a speed profile of a multistage transport when the multistage transport condition is satisfied, set a speed profile of a transport mode other than the multistage transport when the multistage transport condition is not satisfied.