A tape-laying apparatus includes a material feeder configured to feed tapes, and a laying device configured for picking up and placing tapes onto a laying table. The laying device includes a transporter and a vacuum. The vacuum is connected to the transporter such that at least one tape is configured to be held on the transporter by a negative pressure generated by the vacuum. The transporter includes at least two endless transport belts, which circulate around deflection rollers. The transport belts run parallel to one another in a same transport plane.