antonym of destination?

Lazarakis   Sat May 13, 2006 5:48 am GMT
In terms of travelling, the place one is going to is called "destination". How about the place one is leaving from?
George   Sat May 13, 2006 6:06 am GMT
Well, when flying, you have a destination city and a departure city. Similarly, on cruise ships, you have a destination port and a departure port. Therefore, the closest antonym to "destination" would probably be "departure (city/port/point)."
Jim   Sat May 13, 2006 6:29 am GMT
Yeah, but I wouldn't call it an antonym.
Guest   Sat May 13, 2006 8:09 am GMT
In terms of travelling: place/point of origin or departure point.
Bonnie Zhang   Tue Jul 04, 2006 2:04 am GMT
Origin!
Robert   Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:36 pm GMT
In electronic communications, "source" is often used to indicate whence a message came from. But I agree that with regard to travel, "origin" is probably the most appropriate, although I wouldn't call it an antonym.
Damian in Edinburgh   Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:45 pm GMT
As far as travelling is concerned, it's departure point to destination point.

Hop on a train from Edinburgh to London:

Departure point: Edinburgh Waverley train station 14:30hrs

Destination point: London Kings Cross train station 18:40hrs

You could also use "arrival point" for the destination point. The British rail companies use that form.
Saint   Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:32 pm GMT
What's the antonym of destination? isn't that a bit like asking for the opposite of kettle?