Provided is a guide rail device for an elevator, which includes a plurality of fixing bodies. Among the plurality of fixing bodies, a fixing body that is the closest to a fishplate is referred to as a first fixing body, and a fixing body that is the second closest to the fishplate is referred to as a second fixing body. Further, a distance between a position of the first fixing body and a position of the second fixing body in a vertical direction is referred to as a rail fixing distance. In this case, a distance from the position of the first fixing body to a position of the fishplate in the vertical direction is one-third or less of the rail fixing distance.