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Zamboanga to Isabela

FastCat runs 3 sailings a day from Zamboanga to Isabela, the first at 06:00 and the last at 15:00. The crossing takes about 1 hour 30 minutes, and a ticket is ₱198.

FromZamboanga
1h 30m
ToIsabela

Zamboanga — Photo: Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0

Sailing times

Zamboanga to Isabela timetable

As published by the operators. Times shift with the season and are suspended in heavy weather — confirm at the terminal before you travel.

Checked against FastCat's own schedule on . Lines change sailings at short notice; confirm with them before you travel.

Every sailing below runs daily.

Sailing times for Zamboanga to Isabela
DepartsArrivesCrossing
06:0007:301h 30m
10:0011:301h 30m
15:0016:301h 30m
Coming backIsabela → Zamboanga21 a week · 1h 30m · from ₱198

Published fares

What it costs

Every passenger fare the operators publish on this crossing.

Passengers

Passengers fares
ClassOperatorFare
EconomyFastCat₱198
Premium EconomyFastCat₱246
Business ClassFastCat₱297

Fares as published by the operators, in PHP, last checked . Terminal fees, port charges and fuel surcharges are usually added at the counter.

About this crossing

Leaving Zamboanga at 06:00, the first FastCat of the day is in Isabela City by 07:30, which leaves most of the day on Basilan; the boats back are listed separately. The 10:00 and 15:00 departures keep the same 90-minute crossing of the Basilan Strait, so even the afternoon boat lands at 16:30 with daylight to spare. FastCat's own timetable names the landing Basilan Port.

This is the only short sea crossing from Zamboanga City in these listings; the other scheduled departures are 2GO's, twice a week to Manila and, from late September, weekly to Iloilo.

Common questions

How long is the ferry from Zamboanga to Isabela?
About 1 hour 30 minutes on the published timetable.
How many ferries a day go from Zamboanga to Isabela?
3 departures a day, every day of the week. The first boat leaves at 06:00 and the last at 15:00, local time.
Who runs the ferry from Zamboanga to Isabela?
FastCat runs this crossing. Tickets are sold by the operator; this site lists the timetable and does not sell them.
How much is the ferry from Zamboanga to Isabela?
Passenger fares run from ₱198 to ₱297. Prices as the operator published them on 11 September 2026.

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Before you sail

Reading for this crossing

The rules and the practicalities the timetable cannot tell you.

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