A titanium material for hot rolling 1 includes a titanium cast piece 3, and titanium sheets 4 that are welded to faces corresponding to rolling surfaces 3a of the titanium cast piece 3. The titanium cast piece 3 and the titanium sheets 4 have the same kind of chemical composition. The titanium material for hot rolling 1 can maintain good surface properties after hot rolling even if a slabbing process or a finishing process is omitted.