Hay is located in the Riverina, NSW, at the intersection of three major highways: the Cobb, Sturt & Mid Western Highways.

Distances from other locations:

Town/City	Distance (km)	Travelling time (hours)
Adelaide:	654	7.5
Albury	323	3.6
Balranald:	133	1.3
Bathurst	519	6.2
Bendigo	293	3.6
Brisbane	1367	17.1
Broken Hill	585	6.5
Canberra:	514	6.2
Coonabarabran	671	8
Dubbo	512	6.1
Deniliquin:	124	1.3
Echuca	201	2.3
Griffith:	153	1.6
Ivanhoe:	209	2.2
Lake Mungo	283	3
Melbourne:	416	5.3
Mildura:	291	3.3
Narrandera:	175	2
Newcastle	846	11.3
Sydney:	721	8.5
Tamworth	853	10.2
Wagga Wagga:	268	3
West Wyalong:	255	2.6