An object of the present invention is to provide expanded beads capable of producing an expanded beads molded article that is excellent in in-mold moldability and is excellent with good balance in lightweight property, flexibility, repulsion, restorability, and tensile characteristics, and an expanded beads molded article using the expanded beads. For achieving the object, the present invention provides crosslinked expanded beads produced by crosslinking and expanding particles containing a multi-block copolymer containing a polyethylene block and an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer block, the multi-block copolymer having a melt flow rate of from 2 to 10 g/10 min at 190° C. and a load of 2.16 kg, and a Shore A hardness of from 65 to 90 measured according to ASTM D2240, the crosslinked expanded beads having a gel fraction of from 30 to 60% by a hot xylene extraction method. The expanded beads molded article of the present invention is produced by subjecting the crosslinked expanded beads of the present invention, to in-mold molding. The expanded beads molded article of the present invention may have an apparent density of from 40 to 150 g/L.