It is difficult in the elastic optical network to achieve a balance between the improvement in the frequency utilization efficiency and the increase in the probability of opening an optical path; therefore, an optical path controller according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes route selection means for searching for a route candidate being a candidate for a route to accommodate an optical path, and selecting a best possible route with a minimum route selection index serving as an index for route search; use rate collecting means for collecting a use rate serving as an index to indicate a usage condition of an optical frequency band in an optical fiber transmission line included in the route candidate; and route selection index judgment means for determining the route selection index based on the use rate.