A wafer transfer apparatus can transfer wafers to and from at least one process chamber quickly and in a small amount of space. The wafer transfer includes an arm unit, and a multi-blade connected to said arm unit so as to be rotatable relative to the arm unit. The multi-blade has at least two wafer supports configured to respectively support wafers as all lying in a horizontal plane. The arm unit includes a first arm mounted for rotation in a horizontal plane, and a second arm carried by the first arm and rotatable relative to the first arm in a horizontal plane. The multi-blade is carried by the second arm.