The women's 1500 metres event at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 12 March in Milan.[1][2]
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ileana Silai |  Romania |
4:07.1 | CR |
 |
Natalia Mărășescu | Romania |
4:07.4 | |
 |
Brigitte Kraus |  West Germany |
4:07.6 | |
| 4 | Vesela Yatsinska |  Bulgaria |
4:10.5 | |
| 5 | Silvana Cruciata |  Italy |
4:12.5 | |
| 6 | Christiane Wartenberg |  East Germany |
4:14.1 | |
| 7 | Irén Lipcsei |  Hungary |
4:18.4 | |
| 8 | Rumyana Chavdarova | Bulgaria |
4:32.0 |