Distance/time to walk back to ship from Almacenes San Jose Market?

[Cruising Photographer]

Our last stop on our tour is the Almacenes San Jose Market. Looking at a map, it looks like it might be a very long walk back to the cruise ship dock if we decide to leave the tour and explore our way back. How far is the market from the cruise ship terminal and should we try this if we only have 2 hours or should we take the bus back at the end of the tour and then explore. We're not big shoppers and wouldn't feel guilty for not spending a long period of time at the market. Thanks!

[pbenjamin]

12 minute walk. Google Maps is your friend.

[VidaNaPraia]

You can easily walk back (to the pier most ships seem to be using) along the interior streets of the Havana Vieja neighborhood to "explore", or if the heat/humidity is too much, take a quick taxi ride along San Pedro (the road along the waterfront in Vieja) back to the pier.

It also may depend on which ship and therefore which pier. For example, the MSC Opera was at a pier quite close to the market.

IMO the market is huge and very repetitive. Maybe if you haven't yet seen the exact same old stuff in every street stall in Cuba, it would be more interesting. If you're looking for original paintings (not the same car scenes as everywhere) , there may be a few more than at other places.

[Cruising Photographer]

Thank you for the answers. It helped a lot in my planning. We'll ditch the tour here and walk into the old town on our own to see some sites!