Comparison of Price and Emission Levels of Air Passenger Transport and International Bus Transport in the Slovak Republic

Abstract

The paper includes the results of the research, which deals with the comparison of monitored parameters on air passenger transport and international bus transport. The main parameters, which we compared are the price level of transport relations from the passenger’s point of view and the emission footprint for various transport relations. The paper is the response to the increasing trend in the number of passengers in air transport in the Slovak Republic in recent years. The paper also responds to the expansion of the international bus transport network, which is also observable in the Slovak Republic. The main scientific question is whether is effective to replace international bus routes with air passenger lines. The contribution of the paper is an objective assessment of the efficiency of the operation of various transport relations in terms of the mode of transport used. The research results published in the paper can be used as a basis for assessing the efficiency of air and bus transport lines in individual transport relations.