We study the motions of G-band bright points (GBPs) in the quiet Sun to obtain the characteristics of different motion types. A high resolution image sequence taken with the Hinode/Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) is used, and GBPs are automatically tracked by segmenting 3D evolutional structures in a space-time cube. After putting the GBPs that don't move during their lifetimes aside, the non-stationary GBPs are categorized into three types based on an index of motion type. Most GBPs that move in straight or nearly straight lines are categorized into a straight motion type, a few moving in rotary paths into a rotary motion, and the others fall into a motion type we called erratic. The mean horizontal velocity is 2.18±0.08 km s −1 , 1.63±0.09 km s −1 and 1.33±0.07 km s −1 for straight, erratic and rotary motion type, respectively. We find that a GBP drifts at a higher and constant velocity during its whole life if it moves in a straight line. However, it has a lower and variational velocity if it moves in a rotary path. The diffusive process is ballistic-, super-and sub-diffusion for straight, erratic and rotary motion type, respectively. The corresponding diffusion index (γ) and coefficients (K) are 2.13±0.09 and 850±37 km 2 s −1 , 1.82±0.07 and 331±24 km 2 s −1 , 0.73±0.19 and 13±9 km 2 s −1 . In terms of direction of motion, it is homogeneous and isotropical, and usually persists between neighbouring frames, no matter what motion type a GBP belongs to.
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