Car hire in Otay Mesa (San Diego)

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Class Special Sedan car
Class Special Sedan
or similar Medium
5
5
2/4
M
S$ 57/day
Hyundai Veloster car
Hyundai Veloster
or similar Luxury
4
2
2-3
M
S$ 72/day
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Otay Mesa (San Diego) car rental reviews and directory 
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Budget

Cleanliness

7.2

Comfort

7.3

Pick-up/Drop-off

6.6

Value for money

6.6

One location in Otay Mesa

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Locations in Otay Mesa (San Diego)

2745 Otay Pacific Dr

+1 619 644 1362

Monday06:00 - 23:59
Tuesday06:00 - 23:59
Wednesday06:00 - 23:59
Thursday06:00 - 23:59
Friday06:00 - 23:59
Saturday06:00 - 23:59
Sunday06:00 - 23:59
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4.0 Mediocre

Anonymous, May 2024

People carrier

KAYAK
The problem was KAYAK not budget. It lured me to rent in the wrong location. Never using Kayak again..

6.0 Okay

Anonymous, Mar 2024

Compact

KAYAK
Ended up paying $200+ because I booked here from the airport rental center and this app booked it 30 min away to one close to the damn border. I’d had to get a Uber for not only myself but for my 2 kids aw well. Ended up settling to just rent from the location the shuttle already took us to, just to find out it’s gonna be $350 more. Manager did to some adjusting to get it a lil lower. I was grateful for that. Also upgraded my vehicle for no cost. :)

1.9 Poor

Anna, Jun 2021

KAYAK
Incorrect pickup location regardless of calling to verify after booking. I even called to verify pickup and time change the day before...but when I showed up to pick up the vehicle, they said I had to go to a different location nearly an hour away and they were long since closed. Had to leave without a vehicle and go with a different rental car company hoping they could assist.

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, May 2021

KAYAK

Pros:

Both drop off and pick up staff was great!! Definitely booking again in the future

Cons:

Nothing everything was excellent i recommend

1 out of 7

Avis

Cleanliness

7.2

Comfort

7.2

Pick-up/Drop-off

6.7

Value for money

6.5

One location in Otay Mesa

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Locations in Otay Mesa (San Diego)

Cross Border Xpress - 2745 Otay Pacific Dr

+1 619 588 1309

Monday06:00 - 23:59
Tuesday06:00 - 23:59
Wednesday06:00 - 23:59
Thursday06:00 - 23:59
Friday06:00 - 23:59
Saturday06:00 - 23:59
Sunday06:00 - 23:59
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2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Jun 2024

Intermediate

KAYAK
I took an uber to get to the CBX location. The guy at the desk brought up my reservation/confirmation code and said "We don't have a car for you because the reservation wasn't made more than 72 hours in advance." He also added that 'they almost never even have those kind of cars' (EV) and then just went back to looking at his computer. I asked what other options I had and he said none, they had no other cars and he again went back to what he was doing, completely ignoring me. I had to uber ($50+) to the downtown airport to get a car at a different agency/price because no-one at CBX had a car. I was warned by the SAN location and by the first uber driver that this was a franchise and that they often didn't have cars they said they had. Never ever again, because you are really stuck out there with no options, and it's a long way from anywhere. There was no notice that the reservation would not be valid because it hadn't been made more than three days before the pickup time, in fact it was quite the opposite. The Kayak email subject was "It’s official: you got a ride for San Diego" The body of the text said: You’ve secured your car for San Diego. Jun 8 - Jun 16 Let’s cruise, your trip is good to go. We saved your rental car info to our Trips tab to help you stay organized while you plan. Here are the details - you’re one step closer to your destination. (and then it showed all of the details of the reservation). Of course that led me to believe I was good to go :( Instead, it was hours on the phone as well as an expensive uber ride and a far more expensive on-the-spot car rental at SAN. Good help is hard to find, and the guy at AVIS/CBX was not good help at all with his 'you should have known better/dismissive' attitude.

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Sept 2022

KAYAK
Had no cars

10.0 Wonderful

Rick, Oct 2020

KAYAK

Pros:

The staff at the airport was friendly and helpful and drop off was very easy. When they found out that my reservation was at a different location they were very helpful in fixing the situation!

5.6 Fair

Anonymous, Sept 2020

KAYAK

Pros:

New Vehicle, Quick drop off

Cons:

Pick up at 10am. No one at the counter until 10:15. Given a vehicle that ran out of oil (0%) during the trip. Called AVIS customer service. They told me I could either buy oil and bring the receipt to get reimbursed or I could go to a AVIS location and exchange the vehicle. I went to an AVIS location and was told there were no vehicles available and to just buy some oil to fill it up until the trip was over. Finally got back to the original location and they told me that I had to speak to the manager on the phone in order to handle my case. Would've preferred not having to go around in circles

2.8 Poor

Anonymous, Jul 2020

KAYAK

Cons:

Pickup Location was not correct for what I requested

8.8 Very Good

Arleen, Jul 2020

KAYAK

Pros:

The staff was excellent. Ha accommodated me as much as possible as my reservations were not as planned/ordered/requested.

Cons:

When I reserved the rental car I wanted to reserve from airport and the agent had told me my car reservations was at a location 30 miles away so I had to pay the difference to reserve from that location.

1 out of 13

Hertz

Best rated

Cleanliness

6.7

Comfort

6.5

Pick-up/Drop-off

5.8

Value for money

5.9

2 locations in Otay Mesa

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Locations in Otay Mesa (San Diego)

2745 Otay Pacific Drive

+1 844 705 8085

Monday06:00 - 23:59
Tuesday06:00 - 23:59
Wednesday06:00 - 23:59
Thursday06:00 - 23:59
Friday06:00 - 23:59
Saturday06:00 - 23:59
Sunday06:00 - 23:59
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2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Oct 2024

Intermediate

KAYAK
My flight was delayed and when I arrived, they could not find my reservation. They offered to rent me a car for the same period of time for $360 while my reservation was only $115. I refused the offer and went to costco.com to book a car to pick up 20 min after that for $156 with Budget. Never again with this company.

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Jul 2024

People carrier

KAYAK
My rental was not at the expected location. When I searched in Kayak, I searched for car rentals near the San Diego airport. Apparently there is a small municipal airport near the border with Tijuana and there is a Hertz car rental location there which came up in my search. Since I would not have expected this type of option to come up in my search parameters, I did not think there was a need to check the address of the rental location. A mistake I will never make again. However, I also will never be using Kayak or Hertz again. I will not be using Hertz mainly because the person at the rental counter in the actual San Diego airport location was not willing to help me other than to indicate that I was at the wrong location and that I should go to that other location if I would like my rental car.

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Jun 2024

Supplier choice

KAYAK
I put in San Diego Airport and it listed this place half an hour away, at a different little airport right next to the border. They were unprofessional and the agent was apathetic. Our flight was delayed a few hours and she said our reservation was cancelled because they only keep it for an hour after the pickup time you put on the reservation. I have never heard of that before anywhere else! So, they charged me about $70 more than the reservation I had set up!

2.0 Poor

Matthew, Jun 2024

People carrier

KAYAK
Terrible experience overall. Stay far away from this place for many reasons: 1. Car rental facility is far from San Diego (on the border with Mexico), 2. Staff does not speak English. 3. No flexibility with rental terms. 4). Unreliable cars. Ours broke down the second to last day, with less than 50 total miles driven. Car had to be towed back. Never received so much as an apology (again, the language barrier), let alone an offer to remunerate for the giant fiasco that was this rental experience. Long story short, do not rent from them!

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Oct 2023

Intermediate SUV

KAYAK
Horrible I booked rental car for San Diego airport and got there and was told it was book for e pick up in Mexico, only other car available was for 4X the cost

2.0 Poor

Noel, Nov 2022

KAYAK
Sent to wrong airport!

1 out of 63

Ace

4.0

Cleanliness

4.8

Comfort

4.6

Pick-up/Drop-off

3.8

Value for money

4.2

One location in Otay Mesa

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Locations in Otay Mesa (San Diego)

2745 Otay Pacific Drive

+1 619 591 9150

Monday09:00 - 17:30
Tuesday09:00 - 17:30
Wednesday09:00 - 17:30
Thursday09:00 - 17:30
Friday09:00 - 17:30
Saturday09:00 - 17:30
Sunday09:00 - 17:30
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2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Dec 2020

KAYAK

Pros:

Nothing at all.

Cons:

To know that when you reserve through a third party, the companies do not abide by the contracts and the customers end up paying more for the product. Sometimes, even getting their contract voided.

1 out of 3

MEXRENTACAR

Cleanliness

4.5

Comfort

4.4

Pick-up/Drop-off

3.6

Value for money

4.0

One location in Otay Mesa

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Locations in Otay Mesa (San Diego)

2745 Otay Pacific Drive

+1 866 496 2880

Monday00:00 - 02:0006:00 - 23:59
Tuesday06:00 - 23:5900:00 - 02:00
Wednesday00:00 - 02:0006:00 - 23:59
Thursday06:00 - 23:5900:00 - 02:00
Friday00:00 - 02:0006:00 - 23:59
Saturday06:00 - 23:5900:00 - 02:00
Sunday00:00 - 02:0006:00 - 23:59
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8.0 Very Good

Anonymous, Apr 2024

Supplier choice

KAYAK
I probably didn't read the correspondence carefully. My drivers license wasn't sufficient ID and they required a second form of ID. If I hadn't had one on me I would have had to go to another counter to rent. You should make that requirement in BOLD print so I can't skim past it.

2.0 Poor

Mark, May 2021

KAYAK

Cons:

Wasn't at location where i booked

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, May 2021

KAYAK

Cons:

Tried to reach them about a refund never responded back

1 out of 7

Dollar

Cheapest deal
Most popular

Cleanliness

7.6

Comfort

7.4

Pick-up/Drop-off

6.4

Value for money

6.6

Locations in Otay Mesa (San Diego)

2745 Otay Pacific Drive

+1 800 365 1111

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2.0 Poor

Christopher, Nov 2024

Full-size

KAYAK
I still had hair and other stuff from previous owner, yet get dinged with 400 dollar cleaning fee. Also the dollar employees especially Marie will lie into your face, even ignores multiple insurance declines and keeps asking as if she wants to jinx your rental.. i was extra careful nothing happened, still having her lie about gas prices and them without consent adding a random cleaning fee just showes how desperate dollar has gotten these days

1 out of 1

Thrifty

5.8

Fair

Cleanliness

6.8

Comfort

6.5

Pick-up/Drop-off

5.9

Value for money

6.0

One location in Otay Mesa

Locations in Otay Mesa (San Diego)

2745 Otay Pacific Drive

+1 800 365 1111

Monday08:00 - 22:00
Tuesday08:00 - 22:00
Wednesday08:00 - 22:00
Thursday08:00 - 22:00
Friday08:00 - 22:00
Saturday08:00 - 22:00
Sunday08:00 - 22:00

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York Car Rental

4.1

Mediocre

Cleanliness

4.8

Comfort

4.8

Pick-up/Drop-off

4.0

Value for money

4.5

One location in Otay Mesa

Locations in Otay Mesa (San Diego)

2745 Otay Pacific Drive

+1 619 424 0455

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Fox Autorent

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One location in Otay Mesa

Locations in Otay Mesa (San Diego)

San Diego Cross Border Xpress CBX

+1 619 591 9150

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MAS

No score available yet

One location in Otay Mesa

Locations in Otay Mesa (San Diego)

2745 Otay Pacific Drive, Cbx Cross Border Xpress

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1675 travellers who rented a car in Otay Mesa gave the car agency they used an average rating of 5.5

Car hire locations in or near Otay Mesa (San Diego)

Good to know

Most popular agency

Dollar

Most popular car type

Economy

Average price

S$ 58/day

Good deal

S$ 42/day

When to book a rental car in Otay Mesa, San Diego

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Top tips for renting a car in Otay Mesa, San Diego

  • 25% of our users found rental cars in Otay Mesa for S$ 42 or less.
  • Book your rental car in Otay Mesa at least 1 day before your trip in order to get a below-average price.
  • February is typically the cheapest month to rent a car in Otay Mesa, with prices around S$ 33/day. July, in contrast, is often the most costly month, with an average of S$ 68/day.
  • If you’re looking to save money and don’t mind renting a car in another neighborhood in San Diego, look for deals in Midtown, where daily prices are around S$ 52/day.
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FAQs about hiring a car in Otay Mesa (San Diego)

  • How much does it cost to hire a car in Otay Mesa?

    On average a car hire in Otay Mesa costs S$ 58 per day.

  • What is the best car hire company in Otay Mesa?

    Based on ratings and reviews from real users on KAYAK, the best car hire in Otay Mesa is BUDGET (6.1, 32 reviews).

  • How can I find car hires near me in Otay Mesa?

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  • How much does it cost to hire a car for a week in Otay Mesa?

    On average a hire car in Otay Mesa costs S$ 406 per week (S$ 58 per day).

  • How much does it cost to hire a car long term for a month in Otay Mesa?

    On average a hire car in Otay Mesa costs S$ 1,738 per month (S$ 58 per day).

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