A transfer device includes: a storage unit that stores a management table including a transfer address, an output port, and a timer; a communication unit that has ports and transmits and receives a packet; an address retrieval unit that refers to the management table and retrieves an entry using a transmission source address of a packet, changes an output destination port of a packet in which the transmission source address is set as a transmission destination to a reception port of the packet and sets a timer of the entry when the timer of the retrieved entry is not set, and does not change a content of the entry when the timer of the retrieved entry is set; and a transfer processing unit that transfers the packet from an output port of an entry of the packet of the management table.