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FAQs about hiring a car from National at San Diego Carlsbad-Palomar Airport

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

    No (according to our data)

Reviews

Pros

" with low mileage"(in 349 reviews)
" off was very easy."(in 174 reviews)
"Good "(in 62 reviews)

Cons

"the I reserved wasn't available."(in 269 reviews)
"No even with my reservation ."(in 276 reviews)
"Car had Apple had Apple CarPlay."(in 269 reviews)
Overall rating7.9 GoodBased on 1895 reviews
Cleanliness
8.2
Comfort
8.2
Overall
7.9
Pick-up/Drop-off
8.0
Value for money
7.6

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8.0
Everything was just fine 👏Reviewed 4 Oct 2025
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10.0
Easy drop off, friendly staff - no recommendations for improvement!Reviewed 4 Oct 2025
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10.0
My far it was the easiest most convenient experience I have had at any car rental company in Kansas City.Reviewed 2 Oct 2025
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2.0
I was never able to pick up a vehicle. When I arrived, I was told they only had cars available for people with reservations. I showed them my confirmation number from Kayak and was told they only had cars for people who booked direct. It was after midnight and the other rental agencies were closed, so I went without a car until the following morning. Very disappointing experience.Reviewed 29 Sept 2025
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10.0
The team at National LAX airport was truly amazing, friendly and keen to help and find us the right solution for the extra luggage we had. I don't remember the exact names of the representative but she was really good and helpful.Reviewed 27 Sept 2025
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2.0
My first experience with Kayak and it was awful - I took an Uber to the airport to pick up my vehicle, but there was no vehicle available. A waste of my time and money. I will never use Kayak again...Reviewed 21 Aug 2025
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2.0
I DID NOT GET A CAR. !! At least not from National. They told me they had no record of my payment online on their end. I paid ahead with klarna. I will say, there was a manager, FERNANDO, who ran around and called other places to find me a car. I had to ride share to a second location ( different company ( enterprise). I had to rent all over, so basically double paid. I don’t see any refund from klarna as of yet. I have previously rented with kayak and no problem. Just gave the credit card $300 dep. Big headache. No more National. They just kept saying don’t use 3rd party companies. I use Expedia regularly with no problem and have used kayak as well. It makes no sense. Now I need to get the charge off of my klarna account!!!Reviewed 20 Aug 2025
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10.0
Pick-up was simple and quick. I did notice damage on the vehicle though, that was not initially noted by the rental company. I took photos and went back in, and they updated their records. Everything went smoothly.Reviewed 15 Aug 2025
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10.0
Quick service during pick-up and drop-off. Will definitely recommend and re-use.Reviewed 14 Aug 2025
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8.0
Staff were lovely. Small issue with smell of carReviewed 5 Aug 2025
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8.0
Easy pick up,everything was goodReviewed 4 Aug 2025
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10.0
Molly was amazing! She was super helpful. Reserving as easy and the car was great! Price was awesome too.Reviewed 27 July 2025
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