The objective of this paper is to assess the impacts of the economic crisis in Spain on the transport expenditure of households from 2006 to 2014 and how transport authorities reacted to cope with the decreasing public resources and transport demand. The approach is based on quantitative and qualitative sources of information: the Spanish Household Budget Survey and in-depth interviews with public transport policy makers from six metropolitan areas.Highlights 1. Household expenditure on transport fell from 15.9% of total expenditure to 13.2%.2. Only the poorest households increased their share of budget on transport.3. The purchase of new cars decreased notably from the very beginning of the crisis. 4. Public transport authorities tried to reduce costs and increase revenues.5. Adaptation to the crisis was easier for the wealthiest households and PT networks.

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