Challenges of multimodal door-to-door mobility modelling

Air-rail multimodal mobility has the potential to play a significant role in addressing European mobility challenges such as emissions reduction goals, and capacity shortages, and in moving towards a wider European multimodal transport network. There is still a need to better understand the potential role of rail when substituting current air links both from a strategic and a full, tactical mobility perspective, particularly when passenger connections are considered. In line with these challenges, this paper presents some of the work conducted in the Modus project (H2020-SESAR) and develops an innovative approach towards data driven, integrated air-rail modelling, considering passenger door-to-door itineraries.