The CEV qualification for the 2006 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship saw member nations compete for seven places at the finals in Japan.
27 CEV national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings as of 15 January 2004 using the serpentine system for their distribution. (Rankings shown in brackets) Teams ranked 1–6 did not compete in the first and second rounds, and automatically qualified for the third round. Teams ranked 7–12 did not compete in the first round, and automatically qualified for the second round.
First round
Second round
Third round
Playoff round
Venue: English Institute of Sport, Sheffield, England
Dates: January 12–16, 2005
All times are Greenwich Mean Time (UTC±00:00)
Venue: Pavilhão Desportivo Municipal, Santo Tirso, Portugal
Dates: May 4–8, 2005
All times are Western European Summer Time (UTC+01:00)
Venue: Palais Omnisports Joseph Claudel, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France
Dates: April 27 – May 1, 2005
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Venue: Sports Palace, Baku, Azerbaijan
Dates: May 27–29, 2005
All times are Azerbaijan Summer Time (UTC+05:00)
Venue: Makis Liougas Indoor Hall, Athens, Greece
Dates: June 10–12, 2005
All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
Venue: Dom odbojke, Zagreb, Croatia
Dates: June 11–13, 2005
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Venue: Dynamo Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia
Dates: July 1–3, 2005
All times are Moscow Daylight Time (UTC+04:00)
Venue: Atatürk Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey
Dates: August 5–7, 2005
All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
Venue: MZH, Dresden, Germany
Dates: June 17–19, 2005
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Venue: DKS Arena, Varna, Bulgaria
Dates: August 19–21, 2005
All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
