The Meudon Observatory is located uphill the Seine river in the south-west suburbs of Paris, at 162 meters above sea level. There are several possibilities for lodging in Paris and in Meudon. The Paris option is better for tourism and night life but the drawback is that the rail transportations only brings you up half of the hill (about 80 meters above sea level). There is a hourly city shuttle bus that brings you at the entrance of the Observatory from the Bellevue train station. If you don't want to walk 20 minutes or wait for the city shuttle, you may book a hotel in Meudon-la-Forêt. That option requires a car, a taxi or a 30 minute (flat) walk in the forest.

A railways strike is announced from tuesday night, for 24hr. Here are linked to the planned train schedule if you are coming from Montparnasse station:
- [wednesday] Montparnasse -> Meudon-Bellevue
- [wednesday] Meudon-Bellevue -> Montparnasse (note that there are only a few trains in the late afternoon...)
- [thursday] Montparnasse -> Meudon-Bellevue
- [thursday] Meudon-Bellevue -> Montparnasse
The RER-C lines is not planned to be affected by the strike.
This section will be updated regularly.

- Etap Hotel Meudon. Price at time of writing: 59.00 € per night + 4.70 € for breakfast per day per adult.
This hotel is located in Meudon, near the Seine river level. The hotel includes an underground parking lot if you come with a car. If you come by foot, you will have to walk up hill for 1.5 km (about 1 mile) and climb 130 meters (about 450 feet).

- Mercure Meudon-La-Forêt Hotel. Price at time of writing: 143.00 to 179.00 € per night + 16.00 € for breakfast per day per adult.
- Ibis Paris Meudon Velizy Hotel. Price at time of writing: 95.00 € per night + 7.50 € for breakfast per day per adult.
These two hotels are located in Meudon-la-Forêt, 2 km south (across the forest) from the Observatory. If you choose one of these hotels, you should consider hiring a taxi to go to the observatory, rent a car, or be prepared for an almost flat 30 minutes walk along the road in the forest.

- Novotel Paris Pont de Sèvres. Price at time of writing: 112.70 to 149.70 € per night + 13.30 € for breakfast per day per adult.
This hotel is located in Sèvres near a stop of a bus that brings you close to the observatory. Take the bus number 169 towards Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, and step out at stop Place Rabelais, and then walk up hill to the Observatory.

- Montparnasse area From the Paris-Montparnasse Station, take the suburban train lines (make sure that your train stops at Meudon or Bellevue stations). There is a free shuttle bus from Bellevue station. However, that bus is not always on time (it can even stop earlier than scheduled and will not wait), and is quite small. From Meudon or Bellevue stations to the Observatory by foot, you will have to walk up hill for 1 km (about 2/3 mile) and climb 60 meters (about 200 feet). The fare from Paris to Meudon or Bellevue (including underground connections in Paris) is 2.25 euros.

- along RER-C line: Eiffel Tower, Invalides, Quartier Latin...) The Meudon-Val-Fleury station of the RER Line C suburban trains, is located at about 1 km (about 2/3 mile) from the observatory, 85 meters (about 280 feet) down hill. The train fare is 2.25 euros, including undergound connections in Paris.

Hotel list: PDF file

- The access to the Observatory is described here.

- Maps from the train stations to the Observatory:
Arriving at Gare SNCF de Meudon from Montparnasse.
Arriving at Gare SNCF de Bellevue from Montparnasse.
Arriving at Gare de Meudon-Val-Fleury from RER line C.