Rendez-vous on Wednesday at 8am at the Montparnasse train station
The rendez-vous is there (see picture).
Reach the Observatory from the line N stations
There are two stations on line N : Meudon (in blue in the following map) and Meudon Bellevue (in red).
In both cases, always go up to reach the observatory. :-)
Reach the observatory from the Meudon Val-Fleury RER C station
You can also reach the Observatory from RER C train. Stop at Meudon Val-Fleury.
Go up following the steepest way on the right of the train that comes from Paris.
On the Observatory site
June 21st and afternoon of June 23rd: go to "Le Château" (blue on the map)
June 22nd and morning of June 23rd: go to "Les communs" (red on the map)
In the "Les communs" building, we will use several rooms
Go trough the big red door and follow the path to reach your room.
Rooms A&A, Osae and Computer are at the ground level (level 0).
Rooms 102 and 108 are at level 1.
Reach the Meudon city
Meudon is a city on the outskirt of Paris about 10 km from the center of Paris. It can be reached from downtown Paris by different public transports. We recommend to the participants of the workshop to find an accommodation in the Montparnasse neighbourhood or Paris (cf. accommodation). From Montparnasse there is a direct train to Meudon.
Coming from Montparnasse station in Paris, take a suburban train (line N) direction “Sèvres Rive gauche”, possibly “Versailles Chantier” or “Rambouillet” or “Mantes-la-Jolie”. Trains to Meudon are running every 15 minutes. On the train platform, check the screen that confirms that the train indeed stops in Meudon. The train ride is about 10-15 minutes. There are two possible stops:
- If you get off at the 3rd stop: Meudon. Outside the station, go on your right, walk 200m, turn right then go straight, up to the climbing street. That is the faster but more straining way.
- If you get off at the 4th stop: Meudon-Bellevue. Outside the station, turn left and go straight on “Avenue du Château”. The pedestrian entrance is at the end of the street. That is the smoother but longer way. Note that there is a local bus which is leaving from this train station every hour, stopping by the Observatory. Ask the organisers for more details.
The uphill walk, from either stations to the Observatory is about 15-25 minutes. From the Montparnasse train station to the conference room, one should consider a 35-50 minutes travel time.
Another station is Meudon Val-Fleury on the RER C line. The uphill walk is also 15-25minutes.
More information on how to reach the Meudon site of the Paris Observatory, e.g. by car or other public transport, can be found on the LESIA website.
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