[fpgeek]

1. Search for x (or y).

2. Ask for directions

3. Replace your location with y (or x).

4. Reverse start and end if necessary.

Personally I think is flow is better than directly entering start and end for two reasons:

- The common case (go from where I am to somewhere else) is faster.

- I don't have to think about how to enter "my location", which isn't obvious (over the years I've seen - typing "my location", searching with the start box empty, pressing a special button for the purpose, and others).

[reitanqild]

> - The common case (go from where I am to somewhere else) is faster.

> - I don't have to think about how to enter "my location"

IIRC at some point this where solved rather nicely by offering you start location pre-filled with your current address.

[reitanqild]

Update: As lake99 and hawski pointed out it still is there. Just use the blue-sign-with-white-arrow-up-and-to-the-right (directions) and there the nice one is.