A vehicle control apparatus includes an idling stop control apparatus configured to operate in a situation where a vehicle speed is less than or equal to a predetermined vehicle speed to stop or restart an engine when a predetermined parameter related to steering meets a predetermined condition and a lane keeping assist control apparatus configured to operate in the situation where the vehicle speed is less than or equal to the predetermined vehicle speed to generate a steering force with an actuator according to a detection result of a lane boundary sign, etc. The predetermined condition is set such that the engine is easier to be stopped or more difficult to be restarted in a case where the lane keeping assist control apparatus is in a predetermined operation state than the engine is in a case where the lane keeping assist control apparatus is in another state.