diff --git a/bin/efa b/bin/efa
index d9bc5ed9927d0e6f1a5f979ab50f189ce54bc67f..51e7c8ad9c2e9527672bcf02da5bf9f9e3727247 100755
--- a/bin/efa
+++ b/bin/efa
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ GetOptions(
 	'debug'     => \$debug,
 );
 
+unless (@to == 2 and @from == 2) {
+	print STDERR "Usage: efa --from <city> <stop> --to <city> <stop> [other options]\n";
+	exit(1);
+}
+
 @post{'place_origin','name_origin'} = @from;
 @post{'place_destination','name_destination'} = @to;