A surface acoustic wave branching filter includes a first filter and a second filter each including a plurality of surface acoustic wave resonators arranged in a ladder circuit configuration. The first filter in which the frequency range of the passband is relatively low is provided on a first piezoelectric substrate, and the second filter in which the frequency range of the passband is relatively high is provided on a second piezoelectric substrate. The first piezoelectric substrate and the second piezoelectric substrate are rotation Y-cut X-propagation LiTaO3 substrates, and the cut angle of the first piezoelectric substrate is greater than the cut angle of the second piezoelectric substrate.