Printing apparatus

A printing apparatus, comprising:

• a printing unit configured to print on a medium;
• a transport unit configured to transport the medium in a transport direction;
• a guide unit increasingly directed vertically downward while advancing in the transport direction and includes a guide surface configured to guide the medium on which printing has been performed by coming into contact with the medium;
• and
• a heating unit disposed to face the guide surface with a space therebetween and configured to contactlessly heat the medium;
• the heating unit including:
• a first opening portion that opens toward the guide surface on an upstream side in the transport direction;
• a second opening portion that opens toward the guide surface on a downstream side in the transport direction;
• a duct connecting the first opening portion and the second opening portion;
• and
• a blowing unit disposed inside the duct and capable of switching a blowing direction inside the duct, wherein
• a direction of airflow produced in a heating region between the guide surface and the heating unit is switched in response to the switching of the blowing direction of the blowing unit.