The invention relates to a method for controlling a transport system (1) and a transport system (1) of this type comprising at least two conveyor sections (2, 3) and at least three cars (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) that are moved individually in the cyclical operation, wherein, starting from a first start position, every car passes through a first conveyor section (2) and subsequently a second conveyor section (3) back to the first start position, wherein at least one stop is provided at least along a conveyor section (2, 3), and one or more consecutive stops are assigned to a respective block (21, 22, 23), and wherein the travelling of the cars is controlled in such a way that the cars approach a respective predetermined block one at a time, and an equal cycle time (T) is specified for every car to pass through the first and the second conveyor section.