The women's 1500 metres event at the 1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 and 6 March.[1]
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
Doina Melinte Romania | Mitică Constantin Romania | Brigitte Kraus |
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4:10.15 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 4:11.53 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 4:11.92 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 4:12.77 | q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 4:14.05 | q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 4:16.02 | Q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 4:16.80 | Q | |||
| 8 | 1 | 4:16.80 | Q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 4:16.85 | q | |||
| 10 | 1 | 4:17.67 | ||||
| 11 | 1 | 4:19.97 | ||||
| 12 | 2 | 4:23.59 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:05.77 | |||||
| 4:06.16 | |||||
| 4:07.06 | |||||
| 4 | 4:08.31 | ||||
| 5 | 4:11.31 | ||||
| 6 | 4:12.05 | ||||
| 7 | 4:12.63 | ||||
| 8 | 4:14.94 | ||||
| 9 | 4:17.36 |