About this crossing
The FastCat timetable across the Basilan Strait works as a shuttle: each departure from Isabela City leaves an hour or an hour and a half after the boat from Zamboanga is due in. The last of the three goes at 17:30 and reaches Zamboanga at 19:00, and with nothing later, missing it means a night on Basilan.
The route measures 17 nautical miles, from Isabela City on Basilan's northern shore to Zamboanga City at the tip of the peninsula opposite. Onward sailings from Zamboanga, including 2GO's service to Manila, are collected on the Zamboanga port page.
