User blog comment:Legionwrex/How did Saren reach the Citadel?/@comment-4973403-20130508162422

Why wouldn't he survive? Shepard survived the Conduit between Earth and the Citadel. Also, I am sure that the Conduit was designed for foot soldiers/scientists to utilize so that the Protheans could arrive on foot and utilize the already existing modes of transportation on the Citadel.