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

    On average a rental car from Thrifty at San Diego Carlsbad-Palomar Airport costs $65 per day.

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

    No (According to our data)

Reviews

Overall Rating5.9 FairBased on 7951 reviews
Cleanliness
6.9
Comfort
6.7
Overall
5.9
Pick-up/Drop-off
5.9
Value for money
6.0

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10.0
Everything from start to finish was great. I have no complaints and I was given a very nice kind of quality vehicle to drive.Reviewed May 9 2026
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2.0
i request few day before some information about the deposit, they told me in the cornavin agence it was 750 chf. but at the pickup location this number magically increased to 3000. The only way to reduce this oversized amount was to subscribe a very limited and expensive insurance at the pick up point. I had to cancel my booking due to this deposit amount, since it was beyond my card limit amount and i found another rental solution. I find this amount excessive for an economy car rental, i would have appreciated to receive this information in advance.Reviewed May 5 2026
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6.0
The line to get rental was horrible. There were 5 people in front of me and it took 2 hours to get to the counter and get the carReviewed May 4 2026
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10.0
Great car easy to drive good mileageReviewed May 4 2026
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2.0
Car rental Agent was very pushy to force purchase insurance, it seems he works on commission, Also threatening me that he is charging my visa daily until the car fixed, this is The last time with ThriftyReviewed Apr 30 2026
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10.0
Excellent customer serviceReviewed Apr 30 2026
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2.0
Not being ripped off on extras I didn’t ask for, these charges forced me to ring up twice to get them removed then told when returning the car it’s not refundable so a battle but I WON Also the website and online order from did not state I must provide my driving license making me return to my sons house the return to airport after paying a $65 Uber fee.Reviewed Apr 29 2026
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10.0
Quality of the vehicle was top notch. I don't see any reason for paying extra money by renting from those "other" more expensive companies.Reviewed Apr 29 2026
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2.0
The employee repeatedly insisted that I take additional insurance, even though I clearly stated several times that I did not need it. In the end, I was charged $92 for insurance I did not want.Reviewed Apr 29 2026
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2.0
I showed up and the class of vehicle I had rented was not available. The person at the front desk could not have cared less. She says I can give you another smaller vehicle or you can wait for hours.Reviewed Apr 28 2026
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2.0
We never got the car we rented.Reviewed Apr 23 2026
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10.0
This was by far the best car rental experience I’ve ever had. Everything was handled quickly and efficiently. There was pressure or efforts to upsell. And the return was extremely fast. I will use them again in the future and recommend them to anyone interested.Reviewed Apr 22 2026
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