This vehicle control device is provided with: an automatic operation control unit which automatically controls at least steering of the local vehicle such that the local vehicle travels along a path to a destination; and a switching control unit which, on the basis of an operation performed on an operation device operated by a vehicle occupant, switches the driving mode of the local vehicle between a plurality of driving modes including a first driving mode and a second driving mode having a degree of automatic driving less than that of the first driving mode, and which, when an automatic driving control unit performs control for an automatic lane change, forbids switching from the first driving mode to the second driving mode on the basis of an operation on the operation device that instructs acceleration of the vehicle.