Araxos is a village and community in the municipal unit of Larissos, within the municipality of West Achaea, in the northwestern part of Achaea, Greece. It is located approximately 29 km southwest of Patras. The community consists of the villages of Araxos, Akrotirio Araxos, and Taxiarches. Araxos is situated in the coastal plains near Cape Araxos, which separates the Gulf of Patras from the Ionian Sea.