A lens drive apparatus that can prevent a propulsion force generated in a direction other than an optical axis direction without a second yoke, reduce a size of the entire apparatus, and high-accurately drive a lens holding frame in the optical axis direction. The apparatus including: a member to be driven that holds a lens, is movable in the optical axis direction, and is guided and supported in a lens barrel; a movable coil wound with at least two sides in parallel to the optical axis direction, and mounted to a part of the member to be driven; and a magnet placed to face the movable coil in parallel to the optical axis direction, and provided in the lens barrel, wherein the movable coil is configured so that at least one side of the two sides and one side other than the two sides face surfaces of the magnet.