ABSTRACT
In this paper, binary logit models are developed in order to identify the mode and user specific parameters that affect airport ground access mode choice. The airport under examination, the International Airport “Macedonia” of Thessaloniki, is the second busiest airport in Greece however only buses connect the airport with the city center. A combined revealed and stated preference study examined the significant factors that influence airport visitors’ choices against three future alternative fixed track public transport systems. Likelihood ratio tests examined whether user specific attributes are improving the overall fit of the models or not. The results indicate significant relation of mode specific variables with the final choice. User specific attributes of gender, age and trip frequency was found in the case of bus and taxi users to have an explanatory power on mode choice. Finally, travel and cost elasticities for the different examined cases are presented and commented.
