The invention relates to a transfer arrangement (10; 10a) for transferring articles (1), having a first conveying arrangement (11) for the articles (1), on which the articles (1) are conveyed at in particular non-uniform intervals (a) from one another, and having at least one transporting element (38) with a transfer element (44) for butting against an article (1) along a transporting route in the region of the transfer arrangement (10; 10a) and for transfer from the transporting route onto a second conveying arrangement (15), wherein the at least one transporting element (38) is arranged such that it can be moved along a closed transporting path (30) which has a multiplicity of preferably individually energizable coil elements (36) which are in operative connection with at least one permanent-magnet element (39), arranged at least indirectly on the transporting element (38), and cause the transporting element (38) to move along the transporting path (30) when the coil elements (36) are energized, wherein a control arrangement activates the coil elements (36) in order to generate a movement profile of the transporting element (38), and wherein an arrangement with means (41, 42) for detecting the position of the transporting element (38) is provided along the transporting path (30). According to the invention, it is provided that the first conveying arrangement (11), in a transfer region (26) for transferring the articles (1) to the transporting route of the transfer arrangement (10), is aligned with the transporting route, and that the movement profile of the transporting element (38) is such that, when the article (1) is received by the transfer element (44), the transfer element (44) comes into contact with the article (1) in an at least more or less impact-free manner.