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FAQs about renting a car from Payless at San Diego Carlsbad-Palomar Airport

  • How much does it cost to rent a car from Payless at San Diego Carlsbad-Palomar Airport?

    On average a rental car from Payless at San Diego Carlsbad-Palomar Airport costs $74 per day.

  • Does Payless offer shuttle or airport pick-up services from San Diego Carlsbad-Palomar Airport (CLD)?

    No (According to our data)

Reviews

Pros

" was helpful, drop-off was easy."(in 630 reviews)
"Friendly , easy pickup and drop off"(in 630 reviews)
"Nice at check-in and drop off"(in 630 reviews)

Cons

"The was not clear."(in 2308 reviews)
" inside leaving little doubt that it wasn’t COVID 19 sanitized."(in 95 reviews)
"Just be extra for those things."(in 442 reviews)
Overall Rating5.7 FairBased on 3872 reviews
Cleanliness
6.5
Comfort
6.4
Overall
5.7
Pick-up/Drop-off
5.9
Value for money
5.8

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6.0
Car that I rented had over 50K miles. Dented, scratched, bad shocks and just drove terribly. Car should not have been part of the rental fleet.Reviewed Dec 15 2025
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10.0
Great customer service, Barry was fantastic, friendly. Easy pick up and easy drop off.Reviewed Dec 14 2025
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8.0
Picking up the vehicle was a nightmare. The computer system was updating and kept going down. Took over two hours standing in line and to actually get my vehicle. Drop off was very easy.Reviewed Dec 12 2025
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2.0
I never rented the car. Went in at my 4pm reservation time and there were 5 individuals/families in front of me. Waited 30 minutes; no one had been given a car. I asked the sole attendant what the issue was and he said there were system issues. He suggested I come back in 30 minutes. I came back an hour later. 3 of the 5 individuals were still waiting. I gave it another 30 minutes and at 6pm I told him to cancel our reservation and I walked over to National. I had a car in 15 minutes.Reviewed Dec 11 2025
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10.0
The agents or employees very helpful!Reviewed Dec 10 2025
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2.0
The rude worker at the counter made us uncomfortable. He told us multiple things that were untrue in an effort to get us to pay for a more expensive vehicle and to purchase additional options and insurance.Reviewed Dec 1 2025
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2.0
Didn’t rent the car because they require you to purchase the insurance. $50 turned into $450 so we walked away and took the bus. Was a great trip regardless.Reviewed Nov 30 2025
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2.0
2 hour wait time for the car with staff who were not communicating and seemed to not care! Lacked tremendous leadership!Reviewed Nov 25 2025
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2.0
Tricked into paying over triple the amount agreed uponReviewed Nov 17 2025
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10.0
My rental was worry free accept for the debit card hold. That’s annoying, also my husband gives me. Card to make most purchases and I couldn’t use that. However, the car and service were great.Reviewed Nov 14 2025
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8.0
Staff was friendly and process was simple enough. Paid for an intermediate SUV and got a Kia sol or Hyundai venue. Asked staff what would be considered a small suv and they Laughed.Reviewed Nov 9 2025
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2.0
Messed up my reservation. Paid much more than quoted.Reviewed Nov 9 2025
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