Platanos (Greek: Πλάτανος) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Akrata, Achaea, Greece.

The community includes the mountain villages Ano Potamia, Korinthiako Balkoni and Tsivlos.

Platanos lies at about 270 m elevation on a mountain slope directly above the seaside village Paralia Platanou.

The villages Ano Potamia and Tsivlos are about 10 km south of Platanos.

The Greek National Road 8A (Athens - Corinth - Patras) and the railway Corinth - Patras pass north of Platanos.