An image forming apparatus includes a conveyance unit conveying a recording medium in contact with the recording medium's one surface along a conveyance path, a first image forming group, a second image forming group, a first intermediate transfer body being transferred a toner image formed by the first image forming group, a second intermediate transfer body being transferred a toner image formed by the second image forming group, a first transfer unit transferring the toner image from the first intermediate transfer body to the recording medium's other surface, and a second transfer unit transferring the toner image from the second intermediate transfer body to the recording medium's other surface. The first image forming group, the first intermediate transfer body, the second intermediate transfer body, and the second image forming group are located the other surface side of the recording medium in this order in a conveyance direction.