The women's 1500 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27–28 February.[1]
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Theresia Kiesl | Lidia Chojecka | Violeta Szekely |
First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4:17.12 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 4:17.17 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 4:17.27 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 4:17.56 | q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 4:17.59 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 4:17.90 | Q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 4:18.05 | Q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 4:18.21 | q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 4:18.42 | q | |||
| 10 | 1 | 4:18.60 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | 4:25.21 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | 4:35.03 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:13.62 | |||||
| 4:14.93 | |||||
| 4:15.54 | |||||
| 4 | 4:15.64 | ||||
| 5 | 4:16.68 | ||||
| 6 | 4:18.41 | ||||
| 7 | 4:18.44 | ||||
| 8 | 4:18.94 | ||||
| 9 | 4:19.79 |