an optical connector comprising a ferrule including an optical fiber , wherein a hollow portion for optical fiber protrusion is formed on a front end face of the ferrule , the optical fiber is inserted into an optical fiber positioning hole extended from an optical fiber protrusion port provided on a bottom face of the hollow portion toward an inside of the ferrule , and a tip face of the optical fiber is drawn in the hollow portion . this makes it possible to provide an optical connector which can shorten a time for assembly and can be assembled easily and inexpensively .