A shifting device of manual transmission apparatus for automobile is provided, shifting device which reduces fluctuations in operational loads at the time of selecting operations. A shifting device 11 of manual transmission apparatus for automobile according to the present invention is characterized in that it is a shifting device 11 of manual transmission apparatus for automobile, the shifting device 11 comprising: a casing; a shift lever 2 being retained rotatably with respect to the casing; a retaining member 3 interlocking with the shift lever 2 to swing; a locking ball pin 4 comprising a rotatable roller 41, a locking-ball-pin body 43 unit retaining the roller 43 rotatably, and an expandable and contractible spring 42 being fixed with respect to the retaining member 3 at one of the opposite ends and with respect to the locking-ball-pin body unit 43 at the other one of the opposite ends; and a cam member 5 comprising a cam face 51 with which the roller 41 comes into contact rotatably, and being fixed so as to be swingable in relative to the locking ball pin 4; and it further comprises a damper inhibiting said spring from expanding and contracting.