# Katakolon (GR KAK)

**UN/LOCODE:** GR KAK  
**Country:** Greece  
**Water Body:** Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 37.6500, 21.3167

Katakolon is busy with people rather than cargo: as the closest deep-water port to ancient Olympia it drew some 120 cruise calls and around 420,000 passengers in 2019, yet it plays almost no role in freight. Its two piers on the Ionian coast serve passenger ships, and there is no confirmed container handling or liner-cargo customs infrastructure. For boxes, RoRo or breakbulk into western Greece, Patras is the major ferry and freight port. Kalamata offers a further regional option.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Piraeus → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/piraeus-shanghai)
- [Piraeus → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/piraeus-shenzhen)
- [Piraeus → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/piraeus-guangzhou)
- [Piraeus → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/piraeus-hong-kong)
- [Piraeus → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/piraeus-tokyo)
- [Piraeus → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/piraeus-busan)

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