The women's 1500 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 9 and 10 April 2018.

[1] Caster Semenya won the 1500 m Commonwealth Games title in a Games record and South African record time of 4:00.71 minutes.

Her hyperandrogenic condition remained a point of controversy amongst her competitors, with Australian Brittany McGowan saying that it was "tough for a lot of women" to compare in performance.

[2] Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[3] The schedule was as follows:[1] All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10) The first round consisted of two heats.

[4] In addition, the track referee ruled that Zoe Buckman and Sarah McDonald were sufficiently impeded by Winny Chebet (who fell during the second heat) to merit being advanced to the final.