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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 $55 per day.

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

    No (According to our data)

Reviews

Overall Rating5.7 FairBased on 3831 reviews
Cleanliness
6.5
Comfort
6.4
Overall
5.7
Pick-up/Drop-off
5.9
Value for money
5.8

Recent reviews

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2.0
Bad I was supposed to get a Toyota Tacoma and I got a Ford Maverick with short bed and they said they were going to email me the receipt never got it plus I got over $100Reviewed Jan 27 2026
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10.0
All to satisfactory, no need to change. Unless you can get a better rate.Reviewed Jan 24 2026
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2.0
I booked an SUV through Kayak, my confirmation email from Kayak said SUV. However Payless said my reservation was for an Economy car and they would not provide me with an SUV. Never using Kayak/Payless again.Reviewed Jan 20 2026
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8.0
we went to the shell station adjacentbto the rental car service center who charged 5.99 a gallon... ridiculous. The service center did not have a car for us, we had to wait and we did have a reservstionReviewed Jan 20 2026
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8.0
The lady at the counter went out of her way to help me but the car itself was old and clearly in need of some work.Reviewed Jan 20 2026
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2.0
The worstReviewed Jan 19 2026
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2.0
The price I was quoted wasn’t what I was told we ended paying $363.63 nothing even close of what I reserve bad experience won’t recommend and they place a hold for $595 on my credit cardReviewed Jan 14 2026
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2.0
They did not have my car. Their attitude was like "this happens". They did not help me at all to find an alternative mode of transportation. This was the worst experience of my life.Reviewed Jan 12 2026
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6.0
The initial pick up experience was not welcoming and the agent was not able to confirm the additional insurance coverage and multi River option that I had selected at the time of booking.Reviewed Jan 12 2026
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2.0
After reading reviews that mentioned unscrupulous business practices, I decided to rent elsewhere despite having prepaid for my rental.Reviewed Jan 10 2026
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2.0
We arrived and were told that our “reservation” was not so much a reservation as just a sorta… we put you on a list and if there is a car you may have it situation. Had to wait for hours until any ole car became available. On top they of course didn’t honor the advertised price but charged us about 3x.Reviewed Jan 8 2026
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10.0
Friendly staff Easy pick up and drop offReviewed Jan 5 2026
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