The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting the metastasis of cancer, comprising, as an active ingredient, an antibody that specifically binds to an epidermal growth factor receptor, and a method for inhibiting the metastasis of cancer using the composition. The composition or the method is effective in inhibiting the invasion of various gastric cancer cell lines induced by EGFR ligands. Therefore, the pharmaceutical composition can be usefully used for inhibiting the metastasis of cancer.