> [citation needed] All saver tickets in German (which is what most people use), and most TGV tickets (even non saver) are bound to specific trains at specific

> [citation needed] All saver tickets in German (which is what most people use), and most TGV tickets (even non saver) are bound to specific trains at specific times. https://www.bahn.de/faq/was-bedeutet-zugbindung https://www.bahn.de/faq/was-bedeutet-zugbindung The UK is the odd exception here. But it also doesn't have real high speed trains, except from the one that leaves the country, where hopping off is impossible (unless you want to end up in a dark tunnel under the sea and be arrested afterwards).